Katherine Byassee

Asheville High School Spring 2024!

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
100 THIS WEEK
206 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

7.0

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

9.0

conversations

with people
UP TO

76

minutes

spent learning

Katherine's actions

Land Sinks

Research Peatlands

Peatland Protection and Rewetting

I will spend 30 minutes researching the environmental benefits of peatlands and what is being done around the world to conserve and restore them.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Reduce Animal Products

Plant-Rich Diets

I will enjoy 2 meatless or vegan meals each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Industry

Research Local Waste and Recycling Depots

To learn more about what is and is not recyclable in our area as well as how to properly dispose of hard to recycle materials to reduce my harmful impacts on the local environment AND learn how indigenous peoples and POC are more likely to be impacted by waste sites and pollution on a global scale.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Industry

Research the Climate Impact of Refrigerants

Refrigerant Management

I will spend 30 minutes learning about the climate impact of refrigerants and what climate-friendly refrigerants are by using the links below.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Spread the Word about Energy Alternatives

All Electricity Solutions

I will research and tell 3 people each day about the benefits of alternative energy sources like wind turbines, solar energy, geothermal energy, and methane digesters.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

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
Land Sinks Research Peatlands

Much of Indonesia's peatlands have been drained so they could be replaced with palm oil or pulp and paper plantations. How can you make choices that help to protect peatlands, even if you live far away from one?

Katherine Byassee 5/03/2024 9:14 AM

I can make choices to help protect peatlands even from afar by continuing to educate myself on the topic, donating to organizations that support peatlands, or by spreading awareness myself on the subject.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Reduce Animal Products

Why do people in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places? How does eating more meat affect our bodies, our planet, and other people?

Katherine Byassee 5/02/2024 9:44 AM

People in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places because meat costs more to make and eat, plants are also just grown and then fed to people where animals need to eat plants and take up resources to be fed to people. Eating meat affects our bodies by clogging up our arteries with fat blockages that can cause heart issues, affects our planet by adding more greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere that cause more global warming, and affects other people by hurting our planet where we all live.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Industry Research the Climate Impact of Refrigerants

What did you learn about the climate impact of refrigerants? How do supermarkets contribute to this impact?

Katherine Byassee 4/30/2024 2:30 PM

I learned that refrigerants may seem fun and are helpful in certain circumstances, they cause major issues for our ozone layer and can lead to global warming. Supermarkets contribute to this impact because their refrigeration systems leak lots of refrigerants into the atmosphere every year.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Spread the Word about Energy Alternatives

What inspiration and wisdom can you gather from your family, faith, or community traditions that would help you in both communicating about and addressing our most pressing energy issues?

Katherine Byassee 4/26/2024 9:20 AM

I gathered wisdom from my mom about the solar panels that we have on our house that help us save energy and pay less on our energy bill

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

How does knowing the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates empower you to make better decisions?

Katherine Byassee 4/25/2024 9:25 AM

Knowing the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates empowers me to make better decisions by helping me take away the vail from the truth behind all of those names. Now knowing this I will surely be much less afraid of food that is past any of the dates that are printed on it and I will hopefully waste a whole lot less food.

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