Henry Leisring

Asheville High School Spring 2024!

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
35 THIS WEEK
336 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

27

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

27

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

27

miles

traveled by carpool
UP TO

11

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

2.0

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

102

minutes

spent learning

Henry's actions

Transportation

Go for a Daily Walk

Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 10 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY 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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Try Carpooling

Carpooling

I will commute by carpool 8 miles per day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

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 on a global scale.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 21
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

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
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?

Henry Leisring 5/03/2024 9:37 AM

We can make petitions and try to start laws against it. Also we can fund companies that protect and build up peatlands.

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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?

Henry Leisring 5/01/2024 4:25 PM

I learned that CFCs are used in refrigerants all the time by companies and that they are a big player in the thinning of our atmosphere or ozone layer. Also I learned that CFCs are the molecules that thin the ozone layer and they are bad to use and that's why they were banned.

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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?

Henry Leisring 4/30/2024 9:03 AM

People in richer countries eat more meat than others because its more avalaible to them and there able to afford it. People in more poor countries don't have that same access and cant afford it. Eating meat can effect our body's in good and bad ways. But for the planet it can be unhealthy because we farm cattle, and other animals and we mass proudce them which can be a big stress on the earth.

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