Riley Mansell

Asheville High School Spring 2024!

POINTS TOTAL

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181 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

26

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

26

miles

traveled by carpool
UP TO

29

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

119

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

59

minutes

spent learning

Riley's actions

Land Sinks

Research Peatlands

Peatland Protection and Rewetting

I will spend 16 minutes researching the environmental benefits of peatlands and what is being done around the world to conserve and restore them.

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 on a global scale.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Try Carpooling

Carpooling

I will commute by carpool 7 miles per day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Go for a Daily Walk

Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 20 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 3
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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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?

Riley Mansell 5/03/2024 10:41 AM

We can make choices to help protect peatlands by protesting, voting, and donating to and for many organizations' success. Some organizations working to protect peatlands are The international community, including the UN Environment Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization and Ramsar Convention, who have already committed to several goals, resolutions and strategic actions. Even by living far away from the action, we can participate in saving many peatlands.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation Go for a Daily Walk

What have you noticed on your daily walks? What have you enjoyed? What infrastructure changes could make your walks more enjoyable or possible?

Riley Mansell 5/02/2024 8:31 AM

Today on my walk I really enjoyed the sounds of natural nature, like leaves rustling in the wind. I loved passing dogs and saying hi to them because I've been very lonely, my dog is getting put down tomorrow, so seeing other dogs has cheered me up someway.

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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?

Riley Mansell 4/30/2024 11:21 AM

I learned that refrigerants are very very very harmful to our ozone layer which I did not know before. I think supermarkets contribute to this impact by not giving full descriptions of the cost of most of these products, however many companies are getting better at that and they are being used less and less by the year.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation Try Carpooling

List 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?

Riley Mansell 4/29/2024 10:40 AM

I could definitely do this more than twice a week, and I would benefit a lot from it.

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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?

Riley Mansell 4/26/2024 8:21 AM

Knowing the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates empower me to make better decisions with food because I now know the difference between expired and “Not as good as before” And that can make or break whether or not I throw something perfectly edible away, I will admit I didn't know the difference between these dates before, and I feel that I've wasted a lot of food because I’m so scared of food poisoning or getting sick from something expired.

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