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Ryan Chylack102

YCP Fall 2024

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 446 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    7.0
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    19
    miles
    traveled by bus
  • UP TO
    19
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    0.6
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    40
    minutes
    spent learning

Ryan's actions

Health and Education

Learn about the Need for Family Planning

Family Planning and Education

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning more about the need for family planning globally.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings

Plan to Insulate

Insulation

I will spend 10 minutes finding out how to make my home more energy efficient through better insulation and weatherization.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Use Public Transit

Public Transit

I will use public transit 2 miles per day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Reduce Animal Products

Plant-Rich Diets

I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meals each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Electricity

Learn More about Wave and Tidal Energy

Ocean Power

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Industry

Plastics Audit

Reduced Plastics

I will complete a plastics audit to see where plastics show up in my life and determine how I can reduce the use of single-use plastics.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

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 Learn about the Need for Family Planning
    What did you learn about the need for family planning? How do the needs of different people in different places compare to each other?

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    Ryan Chylack102 10/07/2024 12:51 PM
    I learned that family planning will help families stay healthier overall. Depending on the place people will need different things.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Buildings Plan to Insulate
    What are some of the benefits of making your home more energy efficient?

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    Ryan Chylack102 10/07/2024 12:47 PM
    You will have a better carbon footprint and help the environment.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Electricity Learn More about Wave and Tidal Energy
    What did you learn about wave and tidal energy? How do they compare to other energy sources?

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    Ryan Chylack102 10/07/2024 12:46 PM
    It is energy generated by the rise and fall of the tides in the ocean. It is different from other sources because it is much more sustainable and environmentally friendly.
  • 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?

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    Ryan Chylack102 10/07/2024 12:44 PM
    Richer countries eat more meat because it is more expensive of a food. Eating to much meat can cause heart disease and cancer.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transportation Use Public Transit
    How has your access to various kinds of transportation throughout your life influenced your current attitudes about transportation and your transportation behavior?

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    Ryan Chylack102 10/07/2024 12:43 PM
    I did not have accesses to much public transportation in my suburban neighborhood so I would mainly have to drive to places.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Industry Plastics Audit
    What was the hardest item to reduce using or cut out that is plastic? Did you find a way to do it?

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    Ryan Chylack102 10/07/2024 12:38 PM
    Switching from plastic water bottles to reusable ones was something I cut out. I just refilled reusable one.