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Jack Stocker

Nature, God, and Social Justice 2023

Points Total

  • 35 Today
  • 35 This Week
  • 2,116 Total

Participant Impact

  • up to
    150
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • up to
    325
    minutes
    being mindful
  • up to
    365
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • up to
    312
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • up to
    1,665
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • up to
    120
    minutes
    of additional sleep
  • up to
    3.0
    hours
    volunteered
  • up to
    9.0
    people
    helped
  • up to
    1.0
    community events
    hosted or attended
  • up to
    1,055
    minutes
    spent outdoors

Jack's Actions

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a 15-minute walk outside each day.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Enjoy the Sunrise/Sunset

I will enjoy the sunrise and/or sunset each day.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Help Others

I will offer to help 1 person(s) who are in need each day.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Healthy Sleep

Effectively working for sustainability requires self care! I will commit to getting 45 more minute(s) of sleep each night to achieve at least 7 hours per night.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Exercise Daily

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 30 minute(s) each day.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Less Screen Time

I will replace 30 minute(s) of screen time each day with other activities.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Join An Outdoor Project

I will join an outdoor restoration project in my community while observing best practices in my region for not spreading COVID-19.

Completed
One-Time Action

Simplicity

Meditate

I will meditate or create a moment of silence for 20 minute(s) each day to reflect on things important to me.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Brush My Teeth Without Running Water

I will save up to 8 gallons (30 L) of water each day by turning it off while brushing my teeth.

COMPLETED 39
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

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

COMPLETED 72
DAILY ACTIONS

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    Jack Stocker 2/13/2023 4:45 PM
    I've noticed that checking in on ecochallenge every day has made me more thoughtful about a number of my day-to-day activities, and I have been more consciously trying to do things that are sustainable or healthy every day.
  • Reflection Question
    Food Reduce Animal Products
    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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    Jack Stocker 2/03/2023 6:09 PM
    Meat is expensive! And realistically, it should be more expensive than it is. The production of meat requires an incredible amount of resources constantly going into raising livestock. Since only a fraction of the nutrition from plant-based animal feed actually goes into the meat that people eat, industrial meat production is a very inefficient way of creating food. The agricultural strain put on the land just to produce feed is intense; if every person went vegetarian, a land area the size of both North and South America combined would be freed up. This land use devastates ecosystems around the world, and is a huge environmental problem in general.

    • Diego Bigelow-Gonzalo's avatar
      Diego Bigelow-Gonzalo 2/19/2023 11:26 AM
      Yo, I had no idea! I had always heard that meat production was very intensive, but I never knew the scope of which this was the case! Freeing up land the size of both south and north america?! Jeez!!! That definitely makes the case for everyone going vegetarian ASAP

    • Marguerite Saunders's avatar
      Marguerite Saunders 2/06/2023 6:02 AM
      Thanks for sharing this, Jack. Industrial livestock farming is definitely very resource-intensive and you're right that the price of meat doesn't fully capture its environmental impacts or true cost. I was surprised to learn that meat and dairy production are heavily subsidized by the U.S. government -- $38 bn. in 2020 (this is 63% of total U.S. agriculture subsidies).
  • Reflection Question
    Simplicity Meditate
    What would you like to invest more time in reflecting on?

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    Jack Stocker 1/29/2023 8:10 PM
    Already, meditating more often has changed the time I have to focus on myself and mindfulness - however, I would love to invest more time in reflecting on spirituality and our place in the environment. I have already begun to try and start doing this over the past week, but I think I need to spend more time in meditation to give these topics the attention they deserve.
  • Reflection Question
    Nature Go for a Daily Walk
    How do you experience your neighborhood or city differently when walking instead of driving?

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    Jack Stocker 1/21/2023 11:01 AM
    Just taking a walk allows you to get up close to all of the life that is outside that you don't really stop to notice most of the time. Usually when walking, it is so easy to get caught up in needing to be somewhere that you don't take account of where you are or what's going on around you. Setting aside time to walk just for the sake of it really allows you to be more present.

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    Jack Stocker 1/14/2023 1:12 PM
    Today, I went out to Rock Creek with someone I know and participated in an invasive species cleanup for a few hours - it was a great way to both get some time outside and give back to our community.

    • Diego Bigelow-Gonzalo's avatar
      Diego Bigelow-Gonzalo 3/25/2023 1:07 PM
      Rock Creek is such a beautiful spot!! I actually live next to a lake in Maryland that connects to the Rock Creek trails!!!