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2019 People's Ecochallenge
October 2 - October 23, 2019
Somokanta Oinam's avatar

Somokanta Oinam

HPI India

Somokanta's points

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 240 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    4.0
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    2.0
    more servings
    of fruits and vegetables
  • UP TO
    3.1
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • UP TO
    6.0
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    153
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    6.4
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Somokanta's actions

Food

Locally-Sourced Meals

I will source 1 meal(s) each day from local producers.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by prepping for 3 meal(s) each day, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Eco-friendly Gardening

I will plant native species, landscape with water-efficient plants, and use eco-friendly fertilizers.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

High Impact Action Track

Install Alternative Energy

Energy

I will install alternative energy systems, such as solar electric systems or solar water heaters.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 2 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

More Fruits and Veggies

I will eat a heart healthy diet by adding 2 cup(s) of fruits and vegetables each day to achieve at least 4 cups per day.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health
    How does eating more fruits and vegetables and less meat positively affect yourself, other people, and our planet?
    Somokanta Oinam's avatar
    Somokanta Oinam 10/21/2019 9:03 PM
    Eating meat has a huge impact on the environment - it direclty or indirectly leasds to polluting  our landscapes and waterways.
    More Greenhouse gase emissions - more drastic changes in Climates
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    • Sathish R's avatar
      Sathish R 10/22/2019 2:08 AM
      Eating meet will increases the water consumption while growing the animals. Its said that it takes around 5000 litres of water to prepare one Kilogram of Meat... bad right
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste
    Maybe you've heard how good it is to switch from a single use coffee cup to a reusable one, but it's just hard to make the switch. What stands in your way of making this a habit? By identifying the challenges, you can begin to work through them to have better success in taking this action. Knowing the difference you are making, how does it make you feel?
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    Somokanta Oinam 10/21/2019 3:40 AM
    Well we don't have reusable cups in our offices anymore. Earlier it was like 2 Coffee Breaks - translate to 2 Plastic/Paper cups - which in turn pile on the landfill.
    Now we use our own cups which has totally remove the usage of Paper cups
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Water
    What are the most prominent water concerns in your area? Examples include drought, flooding, pollution, access, security, and privatization.
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    Somokanta Oinam 10/21/2019 3:35 AM
    Ground Water level is almost negligible. Private supply of Water through Tanker in Major cities and authorities not doing much to distribution channels for portable water.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    If you were to only eat what is in season locally, what would be the hardest food item for you to give up?
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    Somokanta Oinam 10/21/2019 3:21 AM
    Okra is my fav veggies all season long. This will be one hard item to miss my dinner plate
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Does this surprise you? Where would you rather use this money?
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    Somokanta Oinam 10/21/2019 3:19 AM
    Millions are starving - donate -share. Work with Charity to donate.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    High Impact Action Track
    How is your region being affected by climate change? How will it be affected in the future?
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    Somokanta Oinam 10/21/2019 3:18 AM
    Increased Flooding, Unpredictable rains- Monsoon which is our Farmers main source of irrigation water.
    This are only few - there is a rise in overall temperature year-on-year
    This directly impact our food productions - our populations is increasing however food production will not.
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