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Welcome to 2019 People's Ecochallenge!

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2019 People's Ecochallenge
October 2 - October 23, 2019
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Jacquelynn Foreman

ENGIE Impact

"Save the Earth!"

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 161 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    2.0
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    6.0
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    0.0
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    3.0
    organic meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    0.0
    conversations
    with people

Jacquelynn's actions

Food

Choose Organic Ingredients

I will enjoy 3 meal(s) cooked with organic ingredients each day.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Skip the Straw

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 2 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 3 meatless meal(s) and/or 3 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

High Impact Action Track

Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Waste

Historically, marginalized and low-income communities live closer to landfills, contributing to a multitude of health problems. I will find out how I can limit single-use items and do my best to limit the waste I generate.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

High Impact Action Track

Talk To My Friends and Colleagues

Community

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

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    High Impact Action Track
    What makes you feel connected to your neighborhood, your neighbors, or another kind of community in your life?
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    Jacquelynn Foreman 10/02/2019 2:04 PM
    Animals are a big way that I am able to reach out and engage with my neighbours. Like if they are out walking their dog, I can stop them to ask to pet the dog and have a quick chat.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    Why do people in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places? How does eating more meat affect our planet and other people?
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    Jacquelynn Foreman 10/02/2019 2:01 PM
    Aagriculture is nine percent of emissions with livestock accounting for about 4%
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste
    How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle?
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    Jacquelynn Foreman 10/02/2019 1:57 PM
    I tend to toss out stuff that doesn't work before even attempting to repair it. I could try to learn how to fix my own stuff before replacing it
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    High Impact Action Track
    Bringing your own bags and containers to the grocery store, and even to restaurants for leftovers, are a couple of ways to reduce your waste. What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?
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    Jacquelynn Foreman 10/02/2019 1:54 PM
    Straws and plastic bags are my main single use plastics. I can ditch the straws entirely and replace the need for plastic bags with reusable bags instead
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    It is often said that “you can’t feed the world with just organic food.” What is your response to that statement?
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    Jacquelynn Foreman 10/02/2019 1:51 PM
    Why couldnt you? Food without harmful pesticides or fertilizers are better for the environment.
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