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Drawdown Ecochallenge

Annalise Pitt

Asheville High School Spring 2024!

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
175 THIS WEEK
583 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

27

miles

traveled by bus
UP TO

27

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

16

lightbulbs

replaced
UP TO

15

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

50

minutes

being mindful
UP TO

10

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

60

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

176

minutes

spent learning

Annalise's actions

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health and Education

Learn about the Need for Family Planning

Family Planning and Education

I will spend at least 15 minutes learning more about the need for family planning globally.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Learn More About Geothermal Energy

Geothermal Power

I will spend at least 15 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of geothermal energy and consider investing in this technology.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Learn More about Micro Wind

Micro Wind Turbines

I will spend at least 15 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of micro wind.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Learn More about Wave and Tidal Energy

Ocean Power

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Learn More about Biomass

Biomass Power

I will spend at least 25 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of biomass.

COMPLETED
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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Eat Mindfully

Reduced Food Waste

I will eat all of my meals without distractions, e.g., phone, computer, TV, or newspaper.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Buildings

Replace Manual Thermostats

Smart Thermostats

I will replace manual thermostats with smart ones.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Choose LED Bulbs

LED Lighting

I will replace 1 incandescent lightbulbs with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

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 recylcing depots

learn more about what is and isnt recyclable in the area and how to dispose of hard to recycle materials to reduce harmful impacts. And leard how indigenous peoples and POC are likely to be impacted by waste sites and pollution on a global scale.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Sinks

Explore My Area

Sometimes protecting nature requires feeling connected to nature. I will invest 60 minutes in exploring and appreciating a natural area in my region, whether a forest, wetland, coastal area, or somewhere else.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Industry

Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Bioplastics; Reduced Plastics

I will avoid buying and using 2 single-use plastics and instead replace them with durable options.

COMPLETED 2
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 2
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

Transportation

Use Public Transit

Public Transit

I will use public transit 5 miles per day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

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
Health and Education Research Barriers to Participation and Representation

What are some of the barriers that exist to women's equal participation and/or representation in your community?

Annalise Pitt 5/17/2024 8:06 AM

Women being accepted into society is a huge barrier they face. When they are not following the ¨guidelines¨”that are set up for them by men then they're not accepted and welcomed, limiting their acces to rights and participation. In the community not having enough access to the feminine care they need is a huge barrier. That can cause them to not have the matericals they need to be able to go out and work and do household chores. I think that these exist because men put them in place a really long time ago when women didn't have many rights and men could have them do what they wanted them to. Moving forward i think that pink tax should not be a thing at all because it really is another barrier that makes it difficult for women to afford their supplies that are the same thing but for men.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health and Education Learn about the Need for Family Planning

What did you learn about the need for family planning? How do the needs of different people in different places compare to each other?

Annalise Pitt 5/15/2024 8:01 AM

I learned that planning for a family can both reduce the overpopulation growth numbers and make you more aware about the life that you are adding and all the costs that comes with it to the world.
Each different place has a different amount of houses, water, food, and medical access. So as we all need all of this but don't have rough in some places, that is why we all always need something because we don't have rough of what we all need in our one place together it is somewhere else.

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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?

Annalise Pitt 5/14/2024 7:41 AM

Ways you can invest into geothermal energy is by supporting companies that design and install geothermal energy products an investing from your homme

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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?

Annalise Pitt 5/13/2024 7:23 AM

A micro turbine needs to be high up at least 30 feet with a maintenance room It can be placed on large land spaces or farms for energy I think it could be installed by a lake in North Carolina or an open area near a lake

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Learn More about Wave and Tidal Energy

What did you learn about wave and tidal energy? How do they compare to other energy sources?

Annalise Pitt 5/10/2024 7:33 AM

I learned that this energy relies on the rise and fall of times that spin turbines to generate electricity.

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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?

Annalise Pitt 5/09/2024 9:28 AM

i could try to save water better

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Eat Mindfully

Mindful eating is healthier for us than eating with distractions. How does your eating experience differ when practicing mindfulness?

Annalise Pitt 5/09/2024 8:09 AM

it lets me be more in the moment with whatever I'm doing

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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!

Annalise Pitt 5/09/2024 8:04 AM

i haven't heard abt it before this but i learned that there are lots of ways to produce it that arent harmful and some are almost helpful to the earth like turning poop into electricity.

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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?

Annalise Pitt 5/03/2024 7:25 AM

I can donate and volunteer in ways i'm needed. I can also be sure to spread awareness and reuse and recycle more so that they don't need more factories.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Buildings Replace Manual Thermostats

How do you anticipate replacing your thermostats for smart ones will positively impact your life?

Annalise Pitt 5/02/2024 7:08 AM

it makes it more fun to change the temperature in my house

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