{"id":1720,"date":"2019-06-12T15:30:41","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T15:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/mnquest\/?page_id=1720"},"modified":"2019-09-18T10:50:54","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T14:50:54","slug":"reduce-road-salt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/mnquest\/solve\/project-ideas\/reduce-road-salt\/","title":{"rendered":"Reduce Road Salt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<h5>project ideas<\/h5>\n<h1>Reduce Road Salt<\/h1>\n\t<p>Salt on icy roads certainly accelerates the melting process and makes driving safer, but the runoff of that salt into nearby rivers, lakes, and streams is causing all kinds of problems for otherwise-freshwater species.<\/p>\n<p>There are safe and practical alternatives to road salt, as well as proven strategies to reduce risk to business owners and help convince them to use road salt more conservatively. Consider developing an awareness-building campaign that advocates for a reduction of the use of road salt.<\/p>\n\t<h2>Relevant United Nations<br \/>\nSustainable Development Goals<\/h2>\n<p>The United Nations\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/sustainable-development-goals\/\">Sustainable Development Goals<\/a> (UN SDG\u2019s) are a list of projects and actions that all countries can take on to improve their economies and reduce poverty while also protecting the planet. If you choose this project for your Quest, you will help address climate change through the goals listed below:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/water-and-sanitation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/mnquest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2019\/08\/E_SDG-goals_icons-individual-rgb-06.png\" alt=\"E_SDG goals_icons-individual-rgb-06\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1536\" width=\"1536\" title=\"E_SDG goals_icons-individual-rgb-06\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/cities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/mnquest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2019\/08\/E_SDG-goals_icons-individual-rgb-11.png\" alt=\"E_SDG goals_icons-individual-rgb-11\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1536\" width=\"1536\" title=\"E_SDG goals_icons-individual-rgb-11\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/sustainable-consumption-production\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/mnquest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2019\/08\/E_SDG-goals_icons-individual-rgb-12.png\" alt=\"E_SDG goals_icons-individual-rgb-12\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1536\" width=\"1536\" title=\"E_SDG goals_icons-individual-rgb-12\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/oceans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/mnquest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2019\/08\/E_SDG-goals_icons-individual-rgb-14.png\" alt=\"E_SDG goals_icons-individual-rgb-14\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1536\" width=\"1536\" title=\"E_SDG goals_icons-individual-rgb-14\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/biodiversity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/mnquest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2019\/08\/E_SDG-goals_icons-individual-rgb-15.png\" alt=\"E_SDG goals_icons-individual-rgb-15\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1536\" width=\"1536\" title=\"E_SDG goals_icons-individual-rgb-15\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<h2>Drawdown Solutions this Project Meets<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drawdown.org\/solutions\/materials\/refrigerant-management\">Refrigerant Management<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drawdown.org\/solutions\/electricity-generation\/wind-turbines-onshore\">Wind Turbines<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drawdown.org\/solutions\/food\/reduced-food-waste\">Reduced Food Waste<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drawdown.org\/solutions\/food\/plant-rich-diet\">Plant-Rich Diet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drawdown.org\/solutions\/land-use\/tropical-forests\">Tropical Forests<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drawdown.org\/solutions\/women-and-girls\/educating-girls\">Educating Girls<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drawdown.org\/solutions\/women-and-girls\/family-planning\">Family Planning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drawdown.org\/solutions\/electricity-generation\/solar-farms\">Solar Farms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drawdown.org\/solutions\/food\/silvopasture\">Silvopasture<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drawdown.org\/solutions\/electricity-generation\/rooftop-solar\">Rooftop Solar<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<h2>Helpful Resources<\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in this project, here are some resources that you might find helpful:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milwaukeeriverkeeper.org\/5-ways-reduce-winter-road-salt-use\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Milwaukee Riverkeeper<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>suggests five simple ways to reduce the use of road salt<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clf.org\/blog\/road-salt-clean-environment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Conservation Law Foundation<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0offers useful statistics and alternatives to bolster your case<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<h2>Tips from other classes<\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in this project, here are some resources that you might find helpful:<\/p>\n\t<h2>Experts to Help<\/h2>\n<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Phasellus id ligula sit amet massa maximus hendrerit. Duis sed ex purus. Etiam id ornare odio. Nulla fermentum elementum fringilla. Aliquam vitae malesuada dui. Cras lobortis augue molestie tellus fermentum, et semper dolor convallis. Nulla sit amet suscipit erat, nec ullamcorper nisl. Duis a velit id dui laoreet ornare. Nam eget risus tortor. Interdum et malesuada fames ac ante ipsum primis in faucibus.<\/p>\n\t<h2>Similar Events<\/h2>\n<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Phasellus id ligula sit amet massa maximus hendrerit. Duis sed ex purus. Etiam id ornare odio. Nulla fermentum elementum fringilla. Aliquam vitae malesuada dui. Cras lobortis augue molestie tellus fermentum, et semper dolor convallis. Nulla sit amet suscipit erat, nec ullamcorper nisl. Duis a velit id dui laoreet ornare. Nam eget risus tortor. 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