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Drawdown Ecochallenge 2025

Emma Beasley

Asheville High School/SILSA

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
371 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

2.0

more servings

of fruits and vegetables
UP TO

1.0

donation

made
UP TO

201

minutes

spent learning

Emma's actions

Electricity

Learn More about Biomass

Biomass Power

I will spend at least 20 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of biomass.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Learn More About Geothermal Energy

Geothermal Power

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of geothermal energy and consider investing in this technology.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Sinks

Forest-Friendly Foods 1

Tropical Forest Restoration

I will spend at least 15 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Learn About Aquaculture

Improved Aquaculture

Each day, I will spend at least 30 minutes learning about sustainable aquaculture.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Electricity

Support Microgeneration in Low Income Countries

Small Hydropower, Micro Wind Turbines, Microgrids

I will make a donation to a nonprofit that installs microgeneration in low income countries.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Learn More about Wave and Tidal Energy

Ocean Power

I will spend at least 15 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of wave and tidal energy.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health and Education

Learn about the Need for Family Planning

Family Planning and Education

I will spend at least 15 minutes learning more about the need for family planning globally.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Industry

Research the Climate Impact of Refrigerants

Refrigerant Management

I will spend 45 minutes learning about the climate impact of refrigerants and what climate-friendly refrigerants are by using the links below.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Reduce Food Waste

Reduced Food Waste

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during Drawdown Ecochallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation, and commit to reducing my food waste throughout the challenge.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Smaller Portions

Reduced Food Waste

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

More Fruits And Veggies

I will eat a heart healthy diet by adding 1 cups of fruits and vegetables each day to achieve at least 4 cups per day.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Eat Mindfully

Reduced Food Waste

I will eat all of my meals without distractions, e.g., phone, computer, TV, or newspaper.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Sinks

Learn More about Silvopasture

Silvopasture

I will spend at least 20 minutes watching videos and/or reading about the environmental benefits of silvopasture.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Health and Education

What did you learn about the need for family planning? How do the needs of different people in different places compare to each other?
Emma Beasley 4/30/2025 6:34 AM
I learned that if we keep women working and in school taking birth control then they will most likely have less children because of how educated they are. Them being educated helps them because they will learn that they have a better chance of raising a successful child if that child has more resources.
The needs from people in different countries are that some countries might not have better access to birth control pills so they could limit the amount of kids they have. Compared to other countries that have easy access to birth control , they will have kids at the right age and raise them in a healthy household. This comparison is probably part of the reason why some countries are in more poverty, because they have more kids that use more of their resources.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity

What did you learn about wave and tidal energy? How do they compare to other energy sources?
Emma Beasley 4/30/2025 5:54 AM
I learned that they need a lot of work to make it a part of our society and that a lot of people are not willing to invest. Tidal wave energy is different from wind or solar energy because we won't run out of waves like we could if it wasn't windy that day, this is because we can make our own waves using underwater turbines.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity

How can micro energy solutions reduce inequities? Why is this important to you?
Emma Beasley 4/29/2025 6:34 AM
Microturbines in my city could potentially be placed in our mountains or on some of our rooftop buildings.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

What was the most interesting thing to learn about sustainable aquaculture practices?
Emma Beasley 4/29/2025 6:04 AM
The most interesting thing I learned about sustainable aquaculture practices was learning about how they farm fish in a healthy way that helps humans and the ocean.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Sinks

How is your diet currently impacting deforestation? What can you do to decrease your negative impact and increase your positive impact?
Emma Beasley 4/29/2025 5:53 AM
My diet is currently impacting deforestation because I use a toothpaste that has palm oil. To fix this I can find a better toothpaste to use that is Eco friendly.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

While dishing food out, we tend to load our plates with more than we need. Using smaller plates helps to mitigate this. Aside from the environmental benefits, what other benefits might come from eating/serving smaller portions?
Emma Beasley 4/28/2025 6:02 AM
Other benefits that come from eating smaller portions are you being healthier, not wasting good food, saving you time by not having to make bigger portions.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Where would you rather use this money?
Emma Beasley 4/28/2025 5:58 AM
Instead of wasting all of my money on food I didn't eat I would rather use this money for savings.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

How does eating more fruits and vegetables and less meat positively affect yourself, other people, and our planet?
Emma Beasley 4/28/2025 5:52 AM
Eating more fruits and vegetables helps me feel better and healthier, but it helps our planet by choosing to not eating packaged items.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity

Had you ever heard of biomass technology before you took this challenge? What did you learn that surprised you? Share your new knowledge with your friends!
Emma Beasley 4/24/2025 5:41 AM
No I haven't learned about biomass before this but one thing that surprised me was that herbaceous was a main source of feed stock for electricity.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity

Geothermal energy is reliable, abundant, and efficient. Project Drawdown states that public investment will play a crucial role in its expansion. In what ways (i.e. with money, time, advocacy) can you invest in geothermal energy?
Emma Beasley 4/23/2025 6:11 AM
An investment that seems most feasible to me is passive geothermal heat pumps, this is because it seems like a cheaper option in the long run while helping the earth.

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