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Drawdown Ecochallenge

October 1 - October 31, 2023

Maddielynn A Bee

Oregon State University SUS 304

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
221 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

sustainable seafood meal

consumed
UP TO

1.0

carbon footprint

calculated
UP TO

3.0

educational videos

watched
UP TO

30

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

65

minutes

spent learning

Maddielynn A's actions

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Smaller Portions

Reduced Food Waste

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Cook With Sustainable Seafood

Improved Fisheries

Using the Seafood Watch guide, I will feature a sustainable seafood ingredient in a new recipe.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks

Smart Seafood Choices

Ocean Farming

I will visit seafoodwatch.org and download the app to commit to making better seafood choices for a healthier ocean.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health and Education

Watch Drawdown's Climate Solutions 101 Series

Family Planning and Education

I will watch Drawdown’s Climate Solutions 101 and share what I learned with others.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Sinks

Explore My Area

Sometimes protecting nature requires feeling connected to nature. I will invest 40 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

Research the Climate Impact of Refrigerants

Refrigerant Management

I will spend 15 minutes learning about the climate impact of refrigerants and what climate-friendly refrigerants are by using the links below.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health and Education

Support Businesses Owned by Women, POC, or Immigrants

Sustainable Intensification for Smallholders

I will spend 15 minutes researching and shopping from 4 businesses owned by women, people of color, or immigrants.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Use Public Transit

Public Transit

I will use public transit 3 miles per day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Support Local Food Systems

Plant-Rich Diets

I will source 20 percent of my food from local producers each day. This could include signing up for a local CSA, buying from a farmer's market, visiting a food co-op, foraging with a local group, or growing my own ingredients.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks

Learn about Biochar

Biochar Production

I will spend 15 minutes learning about biochar and how it can help sequester carbon.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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
Land Sinks

How can spending more time outdoors enhance your sense of place -- your deep knowledge of and appreciation for your surroundings?
Maddielynn A Bee 10/14/2023 8:30 PM
I think spending time outdoors, at least for me, gives me a break from the outside world. When I’m spending time outdoors whether it be going to the park or going for a hike, it always brings me peace and makes me feel less stressed. It allows me to take everything in and appreciate what nature provides us. Sometimes I just walk and look around at the trees around me, appreciating all the positive things they provide for us and the beauty of it all.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Industry

What did you learn about the climate impact of refrigerants? How do supermarkets contribute to this impact?
Maddielynn A Bee 10/14/2023 8:27 PM
I wasn’t very aware of this issue and learned how much of an impact it has on warming the atmosphere, even more than CO2. All from the production of them, running them, leakages, and end of life disposal causes major issues in contributing to climate change. I learned what companies are working towards reducing the refrigerants used in their grocery stores, like Aldi and Whole Foods being the top 2. According to climatefriendlysupermarkets.org, a U.S supermarket leaks 25% of its refrigerant gasses a year which is equal to 49 billion coal being burned a year.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health and Education

What was an inspiring thing you learned in Drawdown's Climate Solutions 101 Series?
Maddielynn A Bee 10/09/2023 2:12 PM
They discuss the importance of leadership towards the end of the series which is definitely an important aspect of enacting change in communities. Having leaders to stand up for these environmental issues is crucial and will be the most important when looking towards making changes for the future.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

While dishing food out, we tend to load our plates with more than we need. Using smaller plates helps to mitigate this. Aside from the environmental benefits, what other benefits might come from eating/serving smaller portions?
Maddielynn A Bee 10/09/2023 1:51 PM
For me, I think eating smaller portions can help with not getting full as fast and taking my time. I’m more aware of how much I’m eating instead of just stuffing myself because I don’t want to throw out food that I can’t eat. So, better digestion and control of the food I’m eating. Also, it could save money because the other meals could be saved for the next day or something.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

What did you cook and how did it turn out? Can you share a recipe on the feed for others to try?
Maddielynn A Bee 10/09/2023 1:48 PM
I decided to cook salmon bowls with alaskan sockeye salmon from a local seafood market. It’s a super easy recipe: cut up salmon cubes, 1 tbsp garlic powder, 1 tbsp sriracha, and 1 tbsp soy sauce. Mix it and then pan fry. I like to eat mine with furikake, rice, and nori seaweed on the side.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity

After you determined your carbon footprint, did you see what different choices you can make in order to reduce it?
Maddielynn A Bee 10/05/2023 9:00 PM
Probably less driving and more carpooling, walking, or using public transportation. I travel quite often back to home which is more than 4 hours away which contributes a lot to my carbon footprint. However, I think cutting down on little things I can control would be best for me such as driving less and not using as much energy.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks

Many states and countries have advisories on eating fish. Find out what is advised for your region. Do you think your diet choices fall within these guidelines? What steps do you need to take to make sure that they do?
Maddielynn A Bee 10/05/2023 8:51 PM
According to Oregon.gov, there are some advisors on eating fish in certain regions of Oregon; They have a map where you can select your region and see what advisories there are in certain water bodies and particularly what contaminants there might be. For the willamette area, resident fish seem to be affected by contaminants like PCB and Hg. Considering resident fish are those who stay in one area and don’t migrate like salmon for example, I think my diet choices fall within these guidelines and I don’t need to alter the kind of fish I eat since I mainly eat salmon. However, I think being aware of these contaminants is good to know for future use when deciding what fish are good/or not good to eat.

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