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Eduardo Flores-Montoya

Asheville High School Spring 2024!

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Eduardo's actions

Electricity

Spread the Word about Energy Alternatives

All Electricity Solutions

I will research and tell 1 people each day about the benefits of alternative energy sources like wind turbines, solar energy, geothermal energy, and methane digesters.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Industry

Practice the 5 Rs

Recycling

I will practice the "5 Rs" — refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle — to reduce my waste more than I can with just recycling alone.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY 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.

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Health and Education

Research Barriers to Participation and Representation

Family Planning and Education

I will spend at least 20 minutes learning more about the barriers to women's equal participation and representation around the world.

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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.

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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.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Learn More about Biomass

Biomass Power

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

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ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

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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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.

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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 on a global scale.

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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.

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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Industry Practice the 5 Rs
    What are some more "Rs" you could add to your daily practice to reduce your waste?

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    Eduardo Flores-Montoya 5/29/2024 7:51 AM
    Some more ¨Rs¨ I could add to my life is to refuse because we have been getting products with plastics containers and we have been reusing to store leftovers, but now we have to many of them that we are recycling them. if we buy less of the product we can reduce waste.
  • 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?

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    Eduardo Flores-Montoya 5/29/2024 7:17 AM
    I have done a lot of research and have helped my family on the ways we use energy and ways to save it and also told other people of my family and friends about energy and have saved money on doing so.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Electricity Learn More About Geothermal Energy
    Geothermal 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?

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    Eduardo Flores-Montoya 5/15/2024 7:40 AM
    The kind of investment that will seem the most feasible is that share the story with everyone through social media and make a website to donate and hope that people will listen and help
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Electricity Learn More about Biomass
    Had 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!

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    Eduardo Flores-Montoya 5/13/2024 8:06 AM
    I have heard of it but didn't really know what it was what I learned that surprised me was that it could reduce 2.62 gigatons of carbon dioxide from 2020 to 2050 and it could replace coal, oil, and natural gas
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Electricity Learn More about Micro Wind
    Micro 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?

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    Eduardo Flores-Montoya 5/13/2024 7:46 AM
    Microturbines can be placed upon the mountains because they are in the highest place or up in a tall building or anywhere that is high so wind can be used
  • 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?

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    Eduardo Flores-Montoya 5/03/2024 7:34 AM
    How you can protect the peatlands even if you are far away is to use less use, less demand, and also share the story to people about the peatlands being drained spread the word and the government might notice it.
  • 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?

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    Eduardo Flores-Montoya 5/02/2024 7:31 AM
    What I learned about the impacts refrigerents have is that they have chemicals that end up in the air and eat up the ozone layer which is found in the stratosphere there is a hole in the south pole and people made an agreement to reduce the chemicals and we still dont know when the hole recover.
  • 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?

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    Eduardo Flores-Montoya 4/25/2024 7:41 AM
    Knowing the difference between those definitions can help you know what products you are likely to buy and make better decisions and not panic about what the product's dates mean