Walter Daniels
5/31/2024 8:30 AM
Rihcer countries have more food and money. It affects our bodies and our planet in many ways. Some foods are healthy and some are bad for your body.
Walter Daniels
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 536 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO5.0meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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UP TO31milestraveled by carpool
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UP TO31milesnot traveled by car
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UP TO13pounds of CO2have been saved
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UP TO1,188minutesspent learning
Walter's actions
Buildings
Learn about 'Green Gentrification'
Multiple Solutions
I will spend at least 20 minutes learning about green gentrification and how it relates to city planning for climate action.
Health and Education
Research Barriers to Participation and Representation
Family Planning and Education
I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about the barriers to women's equal participation and representation around the world.
Health and Education
Learn about the Need for Family Planning
Family Planning and Education
I will spend at least 20 minutes learning more about the need for family planning globally.
Electricity
Learn More About Geothermal Energy
Geothermal Power
I will spend at least 20 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of geothermal energy and consider investing in this technology.
Electricity
Learn More about Micro Wind
Micro Wind Turbines
I will spend at least 20 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of micro wind.
Electricity
Learn More about Biomass
Biomass Power
I will spend at least 20 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of biomass.
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.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Reduce Animal Products
Plant-Rich Diets
I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meals each day of the challenge.
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.
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.
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.
Transportation
Try Carpooling
Carpooling
I will commute by carpool 1 miles per day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.
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?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONFood, Agriculture, and Land Use Reduce Animal ProductsWhy 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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REFLECTION QUESTIONBuildings Learn about 'Green Gentrification'Cities and towns need to plan for climate change. How can your city or town make its climate action plans equitable and socially just?
Walter Daniels 5/24/2024 3:01 PMThey can make the plans equitable by checking with the local small communities of the areas they are working on, and seeing what they want. Also doing this without emitting pollution is a good thing. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONHealth and Education Research Barriers to Participation and RepresentationWhat are some of the barriers that exist to women's equal participation and/or representation in your community?
Walter Daniels 5/20/2024 2:50 PMA lot of barriers exist in the community surrounding women. One of them is the pressure put on them from an early age in some cultures. They are pressured into starting a family at an early age. These barriers exist because of the standards set in the past and we can address them by making sure our women in our communities feel safe.
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REFLECTION QUESTIONHealth and Education Learn about the Need for Family PlanningWhat did you learn about the need for family planning? How do the needs of different people in different places compare to each other?
Walter Daniels 5/19/2024 8:08 PMI learned that there is a need for family planning. It is important because families can plan things for them to help set up a good safe future for themselves and their families. The needs of people in different places vary. In low income countries, they need to keep people safe with doctors and making sure no one is trying to have kids when they are not ready for it. In high income countries people emit lots of carbon so that needs to be planned around.
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REFLECTION QUESTIONElectricity Learn More About Geothermal EnergyGeothermal energy is reliable, abundant, and efficient. Project Drawdown states that public investment will play a crucial role in its expansion. In what ways (i.e. with money, time, advocacy) can you invest in geothermal energy?
Walter Daniels 5/15/2024 2:36 PMAn investment to implement these systems and use them to provide heating and cooling to housing, ecspecially in developing countries.
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REFLECTION QUESTIONElectricity Learn More about Micro WindMicro turbines can be placed on large structures to take advantage of stronger, steadier breezes. The Eiffel Tower now sports vertical axis turbines that produce electricity for use on site. Where could micro turbines potentially be installed in your city?
Walter Daniels 5/14/2024 6:14 PM
They could be installed downtown or places that have a lot of electricity needs with high capacities.
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REFLECTION QUESTIONElectricity Learn More about BiomassHad you ever heard of biomass technology before you took this challenge? What did you learn that surprised you? Share your new knowledge with your friends!
Walter Daniels 5/09/2024 12:09 PMI have never heard of it and it was very surprising how useful it is and how you can use such random things to create energy.
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REFLECTION QUESTIONLand Sinks Research PeatlandsMuch 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?
Walter Daniels 5/03/2024 10:42 AMI can stop degrading activities such as agricultural conversion and drainage. I can also Study the emissions by state and report emissions. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONIndustry Research the Climate Impact of RefrigerantsWhat did you learn about the climate impact of refrigerants? How do supermarkets contribute to this impact?
Walter Daniels 5/02/2024 9:32 AM
I learned that they can contribute a lot to global warming if they fail to be dealt with. It can affect it so much that it is even more than carbon dioxide. Supermarkets do not do much to stop this they just want to sell as many products as they can.
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REFLECTION QUESTIONTransportation Try CarpoolingList some of the places you frequent often (work, grocery store, natural areas). Could you choose one or two days a week to schedule driving with a friend, neighbor or co-worker to these places?
Walter Daniels 4/29/2024 9:05 AMI usually go to the YMCA after school and I carpool there a lot from school with my friends from school. I also have some people in my neighborhood that I could carpool to school with.