Malyla Vazquez

Asheville High School Spring 2024!

POINTS TOTAL

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611 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

101

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
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93

minutes

spent learning

Malyla's actions

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

Electricity

Learn More about Biomass

Biomass Power

I will spend at least 14 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of biomass.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Learn More about Micro Wind

Micro Wind Turbines

I will spend at least 20 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of micro wind.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Sinks

Research Peatlands

Peatland Protection and Rewetting

I will spend 43 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

Reduce Food Waste

Reduced Food Waste

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during Drawdown Ecochallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation, and commit to reducing my food waste throughout the challenge.

COMPLETED 31
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Reduce Animal Products

Plant-Rich Diets

I will enjoy 3 meatless or vegan meals each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 35
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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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 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?

Malyla Vazquez 5/16/2024 6:42 AM

Microwind turbines generate electricity using wind. The wind turbines convert the kinetic energy of the wind into mechanical power. That can produce electricity without producing emissions.

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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!

Malyla Vazquez 5/16/2024 6:37 AM

Biomass energy trades in carbon that is already in the atmosphere. What is surprising to me is biofuels produce no carbon emissions.

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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?

Malyla Vazquez 4/30/2024 6:33 AM

You can reduce the amount of products you use that contain paper. You can also reduce the amount of products you consume with palm oil products.

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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?

Malyla Vazquez 4/25/2024 5:41 AM

People in richer countries consume meat more than other places because meat is so cheap and mass-produced in places like America. Eating meat can be good for your body, but if it's greasy, it can be really bad. Eating a lot of meat can be bad for the planet because cows produce methane and animal waste which can get into water sources.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Reduce Food Waste

An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Where would you rather use this money?

Malyla Vazquez 4/23/2024 6:18 PM

I would rather spend my money on buying clothes, shoes, and gifts for my friends and family. In addition to that I would also like to spend that money on a Lemonade stand.

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