Jared Sweitzer(902)

YCP Fall 2024

POINTS TOTAL

30 TODAY
80 THIS WEEK
316 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

195

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

55

minutes

spent learning

Jared's actions

Buildings

Research Heat Pumps

High-Efficiency Heat Pumps

I will spend at least 20 minutes researching heat pumps to see if installing one makes sense for my home/building.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 20 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 10
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
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?

Jared Sweitzer(902) 10/21/2024 8:04 AM

Well building houses is key in this because as new houses are build changing to using Geothermal overtime will increase the availability of it. I think also informing the general public on what it is because many people have no idea geothermal is such a great product.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Sinks Forest-Friendly Foods 2

How difficult or easy was it to change your diet?

Jared Sweitzer(902) 10/09/2024 7:46 AM

It was fairly easy to change my diet as I removed coffee from my morning and will continue to. It helps to benefit me because coffee is a source of caffeine and removing that from my diet may help me be healthier.

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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?

Jared Sweitzer(902) 10/09/2024 4:05 AM

It allows you to pick between stuff that might help reduce waste. Like milk for exmaple knowing how much your household uses and the sell by date on it allows you to buy the right amount. So then you aren't throwing out extra past the sell by date if you don't use it all.

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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?

Jared Sweitzer(902) 10/08/2024 9:06 AM

When walking around my town I noticed a lack of care for the sidewalks. It was difficult for me to walk in certains at some points because I needed to go on the street to cross town. I enjoyed the accessibility my town has as their is enough infrastructure to be able to get to both sides. I would change the sidewalk system and some stop signs ans cross walks to make it more walking friendly.

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