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Welcome to EcoChallenge!

Watch the short video below to learn the basics.
You'll be an EcoChallenge expert in no time!

Northwest Earth Institute
EcoChallenge
October 14 - October 28, 2016
LOKESH GOWDA's avatar

LOKESH GOWDA

AMD Green Team

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 100 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    60
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    2.0
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill

LOKESH's actions

Energy

Install Alternative Energy

I will install alternative energy systems, e.g., solar electric systems or solar water heaters.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 1 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Tend a Garden

I will tend to a garden each day, or work on starting one.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Exercise Daily

I will exercise daily for 30 minute(s) per day for two weeks.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

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?

  • LOKESH GOWDA's avatar
    LOKESH GOWDA 10/18/2016 2:59 AM
    I am having terrace garden. I have flower and fruit plants. Daily I water them in morning and evening. It’s great to enjoy in free time.  

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    • Kate Barber's avatar
      Kate Barber 10/18/2016 12:58 PM
      Sounds lovely! Great that you've got a green thumb. I confess... Sometimes I struggle to keep even ivy alive! But I will work harder in this regard. I think the more we nurture living things, including plants, the more our eco-conscious our behavior becomes in many other aspects of our lives. Kudos!
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  • LOKESH GOWDA's avatar
    LOKESH GOWDA 10/18/2016 2:46 AM
    I am doing daily exercise for 30 minutes, eating all verity of food available up to sufficient level. Initially in exercise I was burning energy in long time up to tiredness. After I started to burn energy in short time till tiredness. I am finding some change in my body weight and energy level.  I check my blood pressure and blood sugar regularly, I found normal till now.                   

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  • LOKESH GOWDA's avatar
    LOKESH GOWDA 10/16/2016 11:30 PM
    Good news. I am already in this field of energy saving from past 12+ years. I am using solar water heater of capacity 200 liters. In 3 to 4 hours of sunshine I am getting nearly 40-50 degree centigrade heated water. We can use water directly from tank in this condition.

     In cold season or rainy season we will have less sunshine due to this the water temperature is not enough to take bath or use, to save electricity we can feed pre heated worm water from solar tank to instant water heating system. This will save lot of energy, compared to heating normal water. 

    I am using alternate water heating solution by burning coconut shells. For this we have separate fire wood water heating facility. Every day we need nearly one coconut for cooking. The hard shell which remains is collected in summer nearly 5 to 6 months. If you feed pre heated warm water from solar tank to fire wood water heating tank this will consume less coconut shells. 

    Totally energy and time saving method   
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