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Welcome to 2019 People's Ecochallenge!

Watch the short video below to learn the basics.
You'll be an 2019 People's Ecochallenge expert in no time!

Ecochallenge.org
2019 People's Ecochallenge
October 2 - October 23, 2019
Ben Hosley's avatar

Ben Hosley

WSP USA

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 321 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    36
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    210
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    360
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    1.0
    community event
    hosted or attended
  • UP TO
    1.0
    conversation
    with a person

Ben's actions

Community

Talk To My Friends and Colleagues

I will research the social or environmental issues in my community that matter to me and tell 1 friends and/or colleagues each day about what I learn.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Host a House Party

I will host a house party with 1 friends and/or colleagues to watch a movie or present a guest speaker on an environmental issue that matters to me.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 2 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Track my Purchases

I will spend 15 minutes each day maintaining a record of all my purchases and learning about my spending habits.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a walk for 30 minutes each day.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

High Impact Action Track

Research Impact Investing

Simplicity

Using the links provided below, I will research impact investing and deterimine if it is right for me.

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?

  • Ben Hosley's avatar
    Ben Hosley 10/23/2019 5:32 PM
    This was the hardest eco challenge for me thus far, in part because of heavy workload the past few weeks. A reminder of how difficult it can be to maintain new sustainable actions that haven't yet become habit when balancing other life events....yet still so important.
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    • Meghan Jones's avatar
      Meghan Jones 10/24/2019 8:15 AM
      Thanks for sharing this, Ben. I felt the same way! Great to know we're not alone in our struggles. I appreciate having the Ecochallenge community for accountability and inspiration.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community Host a House Party
    How does environmental quality influence your sense of community?
    Ben Hosley's avatar
    Ben Hosley 10/23/2019 5:29 PM
    Learning about earth ships today was very cool. I'm most curious about how earth ship practices could be used to retrofit and add on to existing infrastructure.
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