James Dronzek

Stevens Sustainability

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participant impact

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carbon footprint

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being mindful
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local or diverse businesses

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90

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James's actions

Land, Water, and Air

Calculate My Carbon Impact

Knowing our carbon footprint is the first step to reducing it. I will calculate my carbon impact and identify lifestyle changes that could reduce the carbon footprint and impacts on the environment. I will share my commitments to lowering my impact on the feed.

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Health and Well-Being

Enjoy the Outdoors for 30 Minutes

Studies have shown that when we spend consistent time in nature, our health improves, our creativity increases, and our connection to the planet gets stronger. Each day of the Ecochallenge, I will spend 30 minutes outside, then share my observations, reflections, and learnings on the feed.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Health and Well-Being

Reduce Refined Sugar

Cutting back on refined sugar can improve energy, mood, and overall health. I will limit my intake of sugary snacks and drinks by reducing refined sugar in meals or snacks each day.

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DAILY ACTION

Health and Well-Being

Meditate

Meditation helps build resilience and clarity. I will spend 5 minutes each day to meditate or create a moment of silence each day to reflect on things important to me.

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DAILY ACTION

Community and Connection

Support Local Businesses

Supporting local businesses helps keep communities vibrant and resilient. I will choose to shop at 1 local businesses or restaurants, with a focus on businesses owned by people of color, local farmers, or community members.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Wildlife

Learn How to Save the Bees

Bees and other pollinators are vital to ecosystems and agriculture. I will spending 10 minutes learning about local pollinators and why they are so important.

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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
Land, Water, and Air

Where in your life do you emit the most carbon? What change are you willing to make in your daily life to reduce this output?
James Dronzek 4/11/2025 12:41 PM
After using the carbon calculator resources provided, it seems that I contribute to carbon emission mostly through travel. Even though I drive my car just once a week on average, owning a vehicle that runs on gas clearly hurts the environment a great deal. I was also surprised to see how much air travel played a factor. Over the past year, I have taken several round-trip flights for weddings, and including that in these calculations caused the biggest spike in my carbon output. To make the proper reductions, I am willing reduce short-distance car travel whenever possible and consider alternate forms of transportation for long-distance travel.

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- Pavit Thakkar 4/12/2025 1:27 PM
  Keep the family road trip tradition alive - from the article Lisa posted! It was a good read and learned something new :)
  
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- Lisa Brenskelle 4/11/2025 6:09 PM
  
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  15-DAY STREAK
  The lowest emissions for long distance travel is by bus/motor coach (other than driving an personal electric vehicle). See this report: https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/2019-10/greentravel_slick_opt_web.pdf (note written prior to wide availability of EVs.)
  
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