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Lucy Worms
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participant impact
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UP TO2.0meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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UP TO1.0carbon footprintcalculated
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UP TO3.0women, BIPOC, and immigrant-owned businessessupported
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UP TO59minutesspent learning
Lucy's actions
Land Sinks
Learn about Temperate Forests
Temperate Forest Restoration
I will spend at least 7 minutes learning more about the environmental services provided by and the environmental issues affecting temperate forests.
Land Sinks
Forest-Friendly Foods 1
Tropical Forest Restoration
I will spend at least 10 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.
Transportation
Advocate For Greener Vehicles
Electric Cars, Hybrid Cars, Efficient Trucks
I will assess the vehicles used by my company or college and advocate for a purchasing policy focused on electric and fuel-efficient vehicles.
Health and Education
Support Businesses Owned by Women, POC, or Immigrants
Sustainable Intensification for Smallholders
I will spend 5 minutes researching and shopping from 2 businesses owned by women, people of color, or immigrants.
Industry
Find a Local Climate-Friendly Supermarket
Refrigerant Management
I will explore the interactive map in the links below to find a supermarket that does not use HFC refrigerants near my home.
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.
Industry
Plastics Audit
Reduced Plastics
I will complete a plastics audit to see where plastics show up in my life and determine how I can reduce the use of single-use plastics.
Electricity
Support Companies Leading in Green Energy
Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaics, Distributed Solar Photovoltaics
I will use my spending power to reward companies leading in creating or purchasing green energy and incentivize others to invest more in green energy.
Electricity
Learn More about Wave and Tidal Energy
Ocean Power
I will spend at least 3 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of wave and tidal energy.
Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks
Cook With Seaweed
Seaweed Farming
I will use seaweed in a new recipe.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Reduce Animal Products
Plant-Rich Diets
I will enjoy 2 meatless or vegan meals each day of the challenge.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Learn About Aquaculture
Improved Aquaculture
Each day, I will spend at least 5 minutes learning about sustainable aquaculture.
Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks
Research Bottom-Trawling Seafloor Impacts
Seafloor Protection
Each day, I will spend at least 5 minutes learning more about how bottom-trawling impacts on the seafloor.
Industry
Learn about Carbon Offsets
I will spend 10 minutes learning about carbon offsets, and why they are a necessary solution in combating a climate crisis.
Electricity
Calculate My Household Carbon Footprint
I will calculate the carbon emissions associated with my household and consider how different lifestyle choices could reduce our carbon footprint and our impact on the environment.
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?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONLand Sinks Forest-Friendly Foods 1How is your diet currently impacting deforestation? What can you do to decrease your negative impact and increase your positive impact?
Lucy Worms 5/13/2024 11:14 AMI do not think my diet is impacting deforestation as I eat organic foods that are from local farmers and we buy our food from eco friendly supermarkets or local farmers markets. I think I can decrease my negative impact by eating less meat and more fruits and vegetables, as well as less processed foods. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONLand Sinks Learn about Temperate ForestsAs you learn more about the scope and seriousness of the environmental challenges we face, what impact does that have on your thinking and actions? What are the parts that feel overwhelming? What parts help you feel hopeful?
Lucy Worms 5/13/2024 11:12 AMAs I learn more about the environmental challenges that the world faces, I begin to be more mindful of the products I use and the lifestyle that I live. Fortunately, I have the resources to act on these thoughts and desires. I am able to drive an electric car which I am proud of. A lot is overwhelming, thinking about the next generation and what they will have to live in is overwhelming. It is scary to think that my health can decline so rapidly. Some parts, such as my peers, make me feel hopeful. I have seen that my generation takes action and schools advocate climate change to students. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONTransportation Advocate For Greener VehiclesHow does advocating for green vehicles in your community connect to your values? How might you be able to get others involved in advocating for the shift to fuel-efficient vehicles?
Lucy Worms 5/13/2024 10:45 AMAdvocating for green vehicles in my community connects to my values because I support the reverse of climate change. I do not like having polluted air which can be causes by gasoline run cars. I can get others involved by including them in my car life. I personally have an all electric car. I can show them how efficient and affordable an electric car can be. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONHealth and Education Support Businesses Owned by Women, POC, or ImmigrantsWhich businesses that you researched are you excited to support? Are you already supporting businesses that you didn't know were owned by women, people of color, or immigrants?
Lucy Worms 5/13/2024 10:44 AMOne business I support is Fenty Beauty by Rihanna. Rihanna is a woman of color and she owns and runs a beauty company. She is very successful and I have already been supporting her. I am also evicted to support small business owned by women. Social media is great way to learn and discover businesses created by women and women of color! -
REFLECTION QUESTIONIndustry Find a Local Climate-Friendly SupermarketHow close is the nearest climate-friendly supermarket to your home? How could you encourage local supermarket to reduce or phase out their use of HFC refrigerants?
Lucy Worms 5/13/2024 10:40 AMThe nearest climate friendly supermarket to my home is Sprouts, which is only about half a mile away. I could help supermarkets reduce or phase out of their use of HFC refrigerants by informing them of technology that has low HFC refrigerations. I could also inform costumers and create a sign with information and guidance. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONIndustry Plastics AuditWhat was the hardest item to reduce using or cut out that is plastic? Did you find a way to do it?
Lucy Worms 5/13/2024 10:21 AMI think the hardest item to do was plastic utensils from fast food restaurants, I keep a silver fork and spoon and metal straw in my car, but it can be hard to keep track of them and they're not there when I am in a friend's car. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONIndustry Practice the 5 RsWhat are some more "Rs" you could add to your daily practice to reduce your waste?
Lucy Worms 5/13/2024 10:20 AMI could practice my recycling more and remembering what is recyclable and what isn't. I am pretty good at reusing items such as plastic to-go containers from restaurants. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONElectricity Learn More about Wave and Tidal EnergyWhat did you learn about wave and tidal energy? How do they compare to other energy sources?
Lucy Worms 5/13/2024 9:34 AMWave energy harnesses the kinetic energy from ocean waves to generate electricity, utilizing devices such as buoys or oscillating water columns.Tidal energy captures the energy generated by the gravitational forces between the Earth, moon, and sun, converting the movement of tidal currents into electricity through underwater turbines or barrages. they compare to other energy sources because they use the natural ocean current to generate energy while other energy sources can require fracking or intense manufacturing. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONElectricity Support Companies Leading in Green EnergyEvery dollar you put into solar or wind is a dollar not put into traditional financial institutions. You'll also be bolstering the fossil fuel divestment movement, too. Name some companies you know that invest in green energy. How can you support them?
Lucy Worms 5/13/2024 9:31 AMTesla. I know that Tesla not only produces electric cars but they also contribute to the growth of renewable energy. I can support them by buying my next car at Tesla. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONCoastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks Cook With SeaweedWhat recipe did you make and how did it turn out? Will you cook with seaweed again?
Lucy Worms 5/13/2024 9:25 AMI made sushi. My. mom gets fresh fish from a boating company that she found through other lifeguards. We used this fish to make sushi, in the sushi we used seaweed. This turned out pretty good and I would cook with seaweed again.