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Welcome to Drawdown Ecochallenge!

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Drawdown Ecochallenge
October 1 - October 31, 2023
Samantha Dean's avatar

Samantha Dean

Idaho National Laboratory

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 85 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    240
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    240
    miles
    traveled by carpool
  • UP TO
    10
    lightbulbs
    replaced
  • UP TO
    136
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    300
    minutes
    being mindful
  • UP TO
    3.3
    pounds of paper
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    85
    minutes
    spent outdoors

Samantha's actions

Industry

Go Paperless

Recycled Paper

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 0.11lbs (0.05kg) a day or 3.3lbs (1.6kg) a month by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions, and opting out of junk mail.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Eat Mindfully

Reduced Food Waste

I will eat all of my meals without distractions, e.g., phone, computer, TV, or newspaper.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Electricity

Choose LED Bulbs

LED Lighting

I will replace 10 incandescent lightbulbs with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Tend A Garden

Conservation Agriculture

I will tend to a garden, or prepare for one, each day using sustainable gardening practices.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY 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

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.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Try Carpooling

Carpooling

I will commute by carpool 80 miles per day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Health and Education

United Way Campaign

I will take time to learn more about United Way and other nonprofit organizations active in my community and pledge a financial donation through BEA’s United Way campaign.

COMPLETED
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?