Samuel Crow

Asheville High School Spring 2024!

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Samuel'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.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Spread the Word about Energy Alternatives

All Electricity Solutions

I will research and tell 5 people each day about the benefits of alternative energy sources like wind turbines, solar energy, geothermal energy, and methane digesters.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Buildings

Plan to Insulate

Insulation

I will spend 30 minutes finding out how to make my home more energy efficient through better insulation and weatherization.

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

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Sinks

Forest-Friendly Foods 2

Tropical Forest Restoration

I will replace or remove the palm oil, coffee, and cocoa products in my current diet that are known to contribute to deforestation.

COMPLETED 14
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

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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?

Samuel Crow 5/03/2024 9:26 AM

You could make a social media post to help spread awareness or start a fundraiser and put that money towards persevering peatlands.

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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?

Samuel Crow 5/02/2024 10:00 AM

Articles I've read and the news story have helped me get a better idea of how we need to find a better way to make energy like through wind. I've talked to my family members about this and they said that we need to start turning off the extra light to not use as much energy.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Buildings Plan to Insulate

What are some of the benefits of making your home more energy efficient?

Samuel Crow 5/01/2024 12:14 PM

If your house is more energy efficient you won't be putting an insane amount of carbon emissions and your power bill would be less and your home would be overall more sustainable.

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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?

Samuel Crow 4/30/2024 12:09 PM

To cool something you have to use refrigerants which can cause a lot of carbon emissions which is not good which is why they had the Montreal Protocol and supermarkets contribute to this because they are always cooling stuff like icecream meat ect which is bad for the enviorment and we need to find a better way.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Sinks Forest-Friendly Foods 2

How difficult or easy was it to change your diet?

Samuel Crow 4/29/2024 9:01 AM

It was somewhat difficult because I like to drink coffee sometimes in the morning to wake me up. But this challenge helped me to drink a lot more water than I normally do so in conclusion I can live without coffee for days,

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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?

Samuel Crow 4/25/2024 9:45 AM

It lets you know what food is on its way out and if you buy something that's close to its due date make sure to eat it before your other stuff in your fridge. And make sure to look at dates when you buy stuff so you know how long you have to eat that product.

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