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Ange Kol
POINTS TOTAL
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- 0 THIS WEEK
- 226 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO4.0milestraveled by bike
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UP TO28milestraveled by bus
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UP TO28milesnot traveled by car
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UP TO1.0carbon footprintcalculated
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UP TO158pounds of CO2have been saved
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UP TO25minutesspent exercising
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UP TO210minutesspent learning
Ange's actions
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.
Transportation
Explore Other Transportation Solutions
All Transportation Solutions
I will spend at least 30 minutes researching other Drawdown Transportation Solutions.
Transportation
Use Muscle Power
Multiple Transportation Solutions
I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips.
Transportation
Go for a Daily Walk
Walkable Cities
I will take a walk for 25 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.
Transportation
Go by Bike
Bicycle Infrastructure
I will commute by bike 2 miles each day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.
Transportation
Stay on the Ground
Telepresence, High-Speed Rail
Instead of traveling by plane, I will find an alternative way to accomplish the goals of an upcoming trip (i.e. telepresence, vacation locally).
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.
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.
Electricity
Learn More about Wave and Tidal Energy
Ocean Power
I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of wave and tidal energy.
Electricity
Learn More About Geothermal Energy
Geothermal Power
I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of geothermal energy and consider investing in this technology.
Electricity
Calculate My Household Carbon Footprint
I will calculate the carbon emissions associated with my household and consider how different lifestyle choices could reduce our carbon footprint and our impact on the environment.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Learn about Local Indigenous Practices
Indigenous Peoples' Forest Tenure
I will spend at least 30 minutes learning how local indigenous tribes are caring for the land by participating in a training, workshop, or presentation.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Composting
Composting, Reduced Food Waste
I will start a compost or worm bin where I live.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Learn More about Regenerative Agriculture
Conservation Agriculture, Regenerative Annual Cropping
I will spend at least 30 minutes learning about the need for more regenerative agriculture.
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.
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 QUESTIONLand Sinks Forest-Friendly Foods 2How difficult or easy was it to change your diet?
Ange Kol 5/27/2024 9:45 PMI have wanted to cut down on a lot of sugar for a long time but now gave myself a reason to one of the things I cut from my diet was nutella which includes palm oil which is gathered from trees that are chopped down in the Amazon rainforest, I usually had nutella very often in the mornings but now will switch to something like cereal this being not too hard of a change. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONTransportation Use Muscle PowerHow do your transportation choices affect your engagement in your community? Does your experience or enjoyment differ while walking, riding transit, biking or driving?
Ange Kol 5/27/2024 9:40 PMI enjoy riding in transit because I get to see a lot of things and enjoy my rides while I do like biking it requires a lot less effort to sit in a bus from a point to another. I do feel more engaged while biking or walking and also driving but riding in a bus or trolley lets me see more of the outside and look out for things because I am not the one in control. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONTransportation Go for a Daily WalkWhat have you noticed on your daily walks? What have you enjoyed? What infrastructure changes could make your walks more enjoyable or possible?
Ange Kol 5/27/2024 9:36 PMI usually always go for walks for my dogs but gave me the challenge of going out for a longer walk and taking a different route, this made me appreciate more of my area and enjoy the walk with my dog and instead of telling myself the walk was for my dog it made me feel that it was for me too which I enjoyed. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONTransportation Go by BikeHow does using human-powered transportation make you feel compared to using other methods of transportation?
Ange Kol 5/27/2024 9:35 PMIt made me feel like I was working more to get to my destination, I used to use my bike a lot before but stopped when I started driving so it felt pretty normal to get to these places by bike and a lot of fun. I went to get groceries by bike like I used to and it felt good and very nostalgic. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONTransportation Use Public TransitHow has your access to various kinds of transportation throughout your life influenced your current attitudes about transportation and your transportation behavior?
Ange Kol 5/27/2024 9:33 PMI used to use the public transportations a lot because they are free and I had no other way to get around so using it was a very good experience, i started using it more recently and decided to give me the challenge of using it more so whenever I go places I would look if I could get there by bus or trolley and if I could I would usually take that option for convenience for carbon admissions and for saving money from gas spending. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONTransportation Stay on the GroundWhat was your process like for restructuring your trip? How can you avoid more air travel in the future?
Ange Kol 5/27/2024 9:30 PMI had the plan of this summer to visit multiple universities but decided to not go by plane but instead enjoy a train ride throughout California to go up north and back down this was an easy transition knowing that we had not made any plans of buying tickets yet. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONTransportation Explore Other Transportation SolutionsWhat did you find out? What is the most interesting fact you learned?
Ange Kol 5/27/2024 9:28 PMI learned that our Trolley system produces almost 0 emissions ever it is all powered by electricity and the city tries their best to have busses consume and produce the least amount of emissions as possible this making it a lot more ecological for people using these sorts of transportation. -
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?
Ange Kol 5/27/2024 9:21 PMFinding suitable land for the plants would be something that would cost money buying the land and buying all of the equipment for building these suitable environments, this will take a lot of time but will be beneficial in the future and a worthy investment. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONElectricity Calculate My Household Carbon FootprintAfter you determined your carbon footprint, did you see what different choices you can make in order to reduce it?
Ange Kol 5/27/2024 9:19 PMI saw that a lot of the consumption of my carbon footprint came from traveling since I use a car very often something that could help reduce it a lot would be using more public transportation and using my car a lot less, other things could be while cooking food or leaving lights on when not needed. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONElectricity Learn More about Wave and Tidal EnergyWhat did you learn about wave and tidal energy? How do they compare to other energy sources?
Ange Kol 5/27/2024 9:17 PMBoth wave and Tidal energy are very low in the consumption and emission of carbon with both of the energy sources being renewable they are also very lasting and can be very reliable since they can be very predictable.