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Welcome to Drawdown Ecochallenge!

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Drawdown Ecochallenge
October 1 - October 31, 2023
Anthony D’Orazio 's avatar

Anthony D’Orazio

Central Catholic High School

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 616 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    22
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    22
    zero-waste meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    5.0
    lightbulbs
    replaced
  • UP TO
    1.0
    carbon footprint
    calculated
  • UP TO
    1.0
    advocacy action
    completed
  • UP TO
    30
    minutes
    spent learning

Anthony 's 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

Smaller Portions

Reduced Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Reduce Animal Products

Plant-Rich Diets

I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meals each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Electricity

Choose LED Bulbs

LED Lighting

I will replace 5 incandescent lightbulbs with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Research and Advocate for High-Speed Rail

High-Speed Rail

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching and advocating for a comprehensive high speed rail network in my country/region.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Zero-Waste Cooking

Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 1 meals with zero-waste each day.

COMPLETED 16
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?

  • Anthony D’Orazio 's avatar
    Anthony D’Orazio 10/23/2023 4:51 AM
    I am becoming more aware of my waste as well as helping to prevent it.
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    • Amy Smith's avatar
      Amy Smith 10/23/2023 5:41 AM
      same its amazing how much you doesn't realize you let slid till a challenge comes up its very eye opening
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
    In North America, up to 65% of food waste happens at the consumer level. Chef Steven Satterfield advocates for utilizing every part of a vegetable. How can you incorporate using an entire vegetable, including the skins, tops, and stalks during your next meal prep?
    Anthony D’Orazio 's avatar
    Anthony D’Orazio 10/10/2023 6:52 PM
    For dinner prep I can eat the whole broccoli instead of cutting off half the stem. For others meals I can eat a protein shake including a whole fruit or vegetable.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transportation
    What are the factors that influence your choice of transportation? These can include things like money, time, and convenience, as well as perceptions of danger or safety. What would need to change for you to regularly choose more climate-friendly options?
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    Anthony D’Orazio 10/08/2023 1:38 PM
    I carpool everyday to school and hockey practice. For my situation that is the most environmentally sufficient way since it is to far to bike or walk.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Electricity
    Changing lightbulbs is an excellent first step toward energy efficiency! What's next for you?
    Anthony D’Orazio 's avatar
    Anthony D’Orazio 10/05/2023 6:16 AM
    Next for me is thinking about how long and how much water I use for my showers.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
    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?
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    Anthony D’Orazio 10/04/2023 8:38 PM
    Those in richer countries consider meat especially read meat more of a fine dinning delicacy. Read meat is something that can be bad for you especially if you have high cholesterol. Finally the process of getting red meat especially from cows can damage the atmosphere by realesing CO2.
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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?
    Anthony D’Orazio 's avatar
    Anthony D’Orazio 10/03/2023 4:59 PM
    When eating smaller portions it can benefit you throughout the day since you won’t feel blotted. Also in general it can have benefits to weight and cholesterol. To sum it up small portions benefits the environment and us.
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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?
    Anthony D’Orazio 's avatar
    Anthony D’Orazio 10/02/2023 8:36 PM
    I can first start by taking shorter showers. I tend to listen to music which makes my showers take longer and waste water. I also leave lights on which runs up the energy consumption and bill. Finally I can eat less red meat and instead eat chicken or pork.
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