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Larry Huang

iTUNA Squad

"Devoted to helping save our oceans and environment through iTUNA, bringing youth together from the US, Palau, Marshall Islands, and Federated States of Micronesia in order to heal our planet."

POINTS TOTAL

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  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 761 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    2.0
    advocacy actions
    completed
  • UP TO
    1.0
    documentary
    watched
  • UP TO
    750
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    545
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    2.0
    public officials or leaders
    contacted
  • UP TO
    1.0
    waste audit
    conducted

Larry's actions

Materials

Household Waste Audit

Household Recycling

I will collect all of my household's unrecyclable, non-compostable trash to raise my awareness of how much we send to the landfill.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Keep Track of Wasted Food

Reduced Food Waste

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during Youth Climate Ecochallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Start or Tend a Garden

Plant-Rich Diet

I will start or tend a garden at my home, whether in my yard or in containers on a porch or windowsill.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Waste

Reduced Food Waste

I will watch a documentary about food waste.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Advocate for Composting

Composting

If one is not available, I will contact my local leaders to advocate for a commercial composting program for local food waste. If one is available, I will encourage my school or another local organization to participate.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Petition for Meatless Mondays

Plant-Rich Diet

I will use the resources provided to petition for meatless Mondays at my cafeteria.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Smaller Portions

Reduced Food Waste

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Social Justice

Societal Impact of Climate Change

All Drawdown Solutions

I will spend 20 minutes learning how people are impacted by or adapting to climate change.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Women and Girls

Equal Representation

Educating Girls

I will spend 30 minutes researching the gender gap in our leaders and elected officials and discuss with my family and friends.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Learn More about Wave and Tidal Energy

Wave and Tidal

I will spend at least 60 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of wave and tidal energy, as well as the pros and cons of this technology.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Less Screen Time

All Electricity Generation Solutions

I will spend 60 minutes outdoors or doing something active instead of spending time in front of a screen.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Electricity Generation

Turn It Off

All Electricity Generation Solutions

I will keep lights, electronics, and appliances turned off when not using them.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Climate Change

Youth Climate Organizations

All Drawdown Solutions

I will volunteer with or join a local youth-focused or youth-led climate activism organization.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Climate Change

Join a Green Team

All Drawdown Solutions

I will join or create a green team at my school, in my community, or with a local organization.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Climate Change

The Basics: What are Greenhouse Gases?

All Drawdown Solutions

I will spend at least 120 minute(s) learning about greenhouse gases and how they can cause climate change.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Smart Seafood Choices

Coming Attraction: Ocean Farming

I will visit seafoodwatch.org or download the app and commit to making better seafood choices for a healthier ocean.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Materials

Practice the 5 R's

Household Recycling

I will Practice the "5 Rs" — refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle — to reduce my waste more than I can with just recycling alone.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Materials

Research Cement Alternatives

Alternative Cement

I will spend at least 120 minute(s) researching cement alternatives that reduce the carbon footprint of concrete.

COMPLETED
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
    Food Petition for Meatless Mondays
    Who is the first person you need to talk to in order to start Meatless Mondays at your school? What do you need to ask them?

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    Larry Huang 4/30/2020 1:31 PM
    The first person I needed to talk to in order to start Meatless Mondays at my school was the principal.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Advocate for Composting
    Why is composting important in helping to tackle climate change? Why do you think composting is such a forgotten part of our national food and waste stream?

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    Larry Huang 4/23/2020 11:30 PM
    Composting is important in helping to tackle climate change because it allows us to complete the cycle and naturally revitalize our soils
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Materials Household Waste Audit
    Why is it so difficult to understand the impacts our purchases and waste have on other people, animals, and places? How might your experience with this challenge impact your future consumption and choices?

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    Larry Huang 4/22/2020 11:23 AM
    Its hard to understand the impacts of our purchases because we just throw our waste away and someone else takes care of it, we don't see the landfills and the incineration plants.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Materials Practice the 5 R's
    What are some more "R's" you could add to your daily practice to reduce your waste?

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    Larry Huang 4/22/2020 11:20 AM
    I think I could spend some more time finding creative ways to reuse and repurpose some of the common waste items in my life like plastic bags.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Women and Girls Equal Representation
    Would you consider running for office someday? Why or why not?

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    Larry Huang 4/20/2020 11:43 AM
    I personally would not consider running for office someday because I do not want to get caught up in politics and bureaucracy.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Keep Track of Wasted 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. Where would you rather use this money?

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    Larry Huang 4/20/2020 11:41 AM
    If we could save the money from food that was thrown out, I would love to redirect it to our local homeless shelters to be able to provide for food for the homeless.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Electricity Generation Learn More about Wave and Tidal Energy
    What did you learn about wave and tidal energy? How do they compare to other energy sources?

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    Larry Huang 4/18/2020 7:06 PM
    I learned about how wave and tidal energy operated and produced energy and compared to other renewable energy sources, they are actually reliable with low maintenance costs.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Watch a Documentary about Food Waste
    What is one food choice that you make, or could make, that would do more good and less harm?

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    Larry Huang 4/18/2020 7:04 PM
    I want to try and switch to eating vegetarian meals for an entire week... I am very avid about cooking and food and I think it would be a really fun challenge!!!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Climate Change Youth Climate Organizations
    How can youth climate organizations lead in different ways and/or make more of an impact than other climate organizations?

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    Larry Huang 4/17/2020 8:03 PM
    Youth climate organizations are able to drive an impact from the base of the system because we are the future, so getting youths involved in climate change efforts means investing towards a more environmentally friendly future.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Climate Change The Basics: What are Greenhouse Gases?
    What did you find out in your research of greenhouse gases? What is the most interesting fact you learned?

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    Larry Huang 4/17/2020 8:01 PM
    I actually did research on greenhouses gases today as part as my homework for AP Environmental Science and I was surprised by the amount of different types of greenhouse gases that there were out there!