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Drawdown Ecochallenge
October 1 - October 31, 2023
Caitlin O'Brien's avatar

Caitlin O'Brien

Cleveland Clinic Sustainability

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 354 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    7.0
    miles
    traveled by bus
  • UP TO
    7.0
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    1.6
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    1.0
    donation
    made
  • UP TO
    675
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    1.0
    advocacy action
    completed
  • UP TO
    30
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    75
    minutes
    spent learning

Caitlin's actions

Transportation

Explore Other Transportation Solutions

All Transportation Solutions

I will spend at least 120 minutes researching other Drawdown Transportation Solutions.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Use Public Transit

Public Transit

I will use public transit 5 miles per day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Transportation

Research and Advocate for High-Speed Rail

High-Speed Rail

I will spend at least 60 minutes researching and advocating for a comprehensive high speed rail network in my country/region.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Go for a Daily Walk

Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 60 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Use Muscle Power

Multiple Transportation Solutions

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

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 1
DAILY ACTION

Health and Education

Help Students Overcome Health Barriers

Family Planning and Education

I will donate 5 Femme Kits to help people who menstruate overcome health and sanitation barriers to being able to attend school.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health and Education

Connect With A Nonprofit

Family Planning and Education

I will connect with a local nonprofit working on issues affecting women, girls, trans people, and/or nonbinary people in my community, and find out how I can get involved or become a member.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health and Education

Fund Family Planning

Family Planning and Education

I will donate to supply a community with reproductive health supplies.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Learn More about Wave and Tidal Energy

Ocean Power

I will spend at least 60 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of wave and tidal energy.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks

Building With Carbon Storing Waste Products

Engineered Sinks

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching how people can build with carbon-storing materials - including agricultural byproducts - and discuss it with my peers or post to social media.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Learn More about Biomass

Biomass Power

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of biomass.

UNCOMPLETED
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.

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
    Transportation
    How do your transportation choices affect your engagement in your community? Does your experience or enjoyment differ while walking, riding transit, biking or driving?
    Caitlin O'Brien's avatar
    Caitlin O'Brien 10/03/2023 6:44 AM
    I think it is easy to get in your car and go from home to work to errands and back without really engaging in your surroundings. I am not sure how I will feel in the wintertime, but getting up in the morning when the sun was out and the weather was nice was an awesome way to start the day!
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    • Emily Katzin's avatar
      Emily Katzin 10/04/2023 11:05 AM
      One thing that has really helped me appreciate the seasons is creating seasonal music playlist for when I'm in the car. I pick music based on the title/lyrics, certain instruments (strings feel like fall to me, and bells more like winter), or memories I have of listening to songs at certain times of year. It is nice to change up music with the seasons and look forward to how the music can pair with the landscape/mood.
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  • Caitlin O'Brien's avatar
    Caitlin O'Brien 10/02/2023 8:45 AM
    Starting with trying to set up a composting system or area in my backyard. I already use coffee grounds and other fruit and veggie scraps into a small bin in my kitchen. I am curious to see how this goes!
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