William Beckett

First Church Belmont

"Reduce greenhouse gas emissions"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
399 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

mile

not traveled by car
UP TO

1.0

mile

traveled by bus
UP TO

581

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

1.0

donation

made
UP TO

45

minutes

spent exercising

William's actions

Transportation

Stay on the Ground

Telepresence, High-Speed Rail

Instead of traveling by plane, I will find an alternative way to accomplish the goals of an upcoming trip (i.e. telepresence, vacation locally).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Go for a Daily Walk

Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 40 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Transportation

Go by Bike

Bicycle Infrastructure

I will commute by bike 0 miles each day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Use Public Transit

Public Transit

I will use public transit 1 miles per day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Health and Education

Fund Family Planning

Family Planning and Education

I will donate to supply a community with reproductive health supplies.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Sinks

Toilet paper that preserves forests. Below are recommended brands

Stop and Shop/Giant: Nature's Promise Whole Foods: 365 by Whole Foods Market Trader Joe's: Trader Joe's toilet paper Target: Everspring or any paper made from bamboo

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Electricity

Share to Social Media: Electricity

Electricity

Through social media (LinkedIn or Instagram), I will share what I've learned about Electricity Generation and tag Ecochallenge.org.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Electricity

Choose Renewable Energy or Purchase Renewable Energy Credits

Onshore Wind Turbines, Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaics

I will sign up for my utility company's clean/renewable energy option. If my utility does not offer one, I will purchase Renewable Energy Credits to match my usage.

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?

William Beckett 4/05/2024 4:39 AM

Plant-based sausages at the meat section of Star Market are mighty tasty -- try some!

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William Beckett 3/26/2024 7:10 AM

this is a great method for incremental behavior change!

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William Beckett 3/17/2024 6:13 PM

Drawdown ecochallenge is an effective way way to learn to cut personal carbon emissions.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health and Education Fund Family Planning

When family planning focuses on healthcare provision and meeting the expressed needs of women, it results in empowerment, equality, and well-being, and the benefits to the planet are side effects. Why is family planning an important civil rights consideration?

William Beckett 1/30/2024 5:24 AM

We have a friend in FCB who looks at climate change and sees it as an issue of population control through voluntary birth control. Her solution. is to donate to Planned Parenthood.

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