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Jennifer Blecha

GEOG/ENVS 600

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 65 THIS WEEK
  • 190 TOTAL

participant impact

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    lightbulbs
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    donations
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    advocacy action
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    person
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    public official or leader
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    story
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Jennifer's actions

Industry

Investigate refrigerants at my local grocery

I will locate and photograph the refrigerant info label inside the cold case at my local grocery store, and upload the data to the map of climate-friendly supermarkets. https://www.climatefriendlysupermarkets.org/map

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Tend A Garden

Conservation Agriculture

I will tend to a garden, or prepare for one, each day using sustainable gardening practices.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Composting

Composting, Reduced Food Waste

I will start a compost or worm bin where I live.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Give a Microloan

Sustainable Intensification for Smallholders

I will give 1 microloans to women who need help starting a business.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Share Your Story

Share Your Aha Moment

Fill out this form and share your Ecochallenge story with us!

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Sinks

Share to Social Media: Land Sinks

Land Sinks

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

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Industry

Research Cement Alternatives

Alternative Cement

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching cement alternatives that reduce the carbon footprint of concrete.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Industry

Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion

Multiple Industry Solutions

I will learn about sustainable fashion and begin practicing it in my own life.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings

Donate

Improved Clean Cookstoves

I will donate to nonprofits that install clean cookstoves in low-income countries.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Communicate With My Elected Officials

Onshore Wind Turbines, Offshore Wind Turbines

I will write or call 4 elected officials telling them not to support fossil fuel subsidies and instead support wind energy generation.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Rooftop Solar Consultation

Distributed Solar Photovoltaics

After researching the incentives at the federal, state, utility, and local levels, I will contact a local installer/distributor for a solar panel installation consultation on my house.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME 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

Choose LED Bulbs

LED Lighting

I will replace 2 incandescent lightbulbs with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Contact Fossil Fuel Companies

Methane Leak Management

I will contact the fossil fuel companies that supply energy in my community and ask how they manage and reduce methane leakage.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Industry

Find a Local Climate-Friendly Supermarket

Refrigerant Management

I will explore the interactive map in the links below to find a supermarket that does not use HFC refrigerants near my home.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Learn About Aquaculture

Improved Aquaculture

Each day, I will spend at least 2 minutes learning about sustainable aquaculture.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Talk With a Local Grocer

Improved Fisheries

I will ask my local seafood market or grocery store if their seafood is sustainable and share the Seafood Watch resources so they can stock sustainable options.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Industry Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion
    How can you express your personality, creativity, and values in ways that don't require fast fashion or buying more clothes and accessories?

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    Jennifer Blecha 10/21/2024 2:46 PM
    Hm. The resources listed under this action didn't actually provide any usable info about the topic. However, buying 2nd hand clothes allows for a lot of personality and creativity, and saves a lot of money. Learning to make and repair our own clothes is another level... working on it.

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    Jennifer Blecha 10/17/2024 7:28 PM
    I found an organization that helps people in Uganda and Nepal build clean cookstoves out of local materials. For a donation of $10, that supports one stove that reduces GHG emissions, indoor air pollution, and time spent gathering firewood. Nice videos at https://cookstoveproject.org/

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    Jennifer Blecha 10/17/2024 7:05 PM
    I got off to a slow start, but today I completed several actions! Go team!