FAQs EcoTeams

• What is an EcoTeam?
• What is a Low Carbon Diet?
• What is a Low Carbon Diet Action Plan, and how do I start one?
• Why can I only join my Action Plan to one EcoTeam?
• What is a Cool Community?
• Can I start a Cool Community?
• Can I associate my EcoTeam with multiple Cool Communities?
• What are the Top EcoTeams?

What is an EcoTeam?

In many ways, an EcoTeam functions like a MyOpolis group. As a member of an EcoTeam you can write blogs, take polls, and participate in forums. What makes EcoTeams different is that they track the carbon footprint of their members. Create a Low Carbon Diet Action Plan, tie it to an Ecoteam, and help your team become the meanest, greenest group on Greenopolis!

What is a Low Carbon Diet?

A Low Caron Diet (LCD) is a pledge to reduce the carbon emissions you're personally responsible for (your carbon footprint). The term stems from the book Low Carbon Diet: A 30 Day Program to Lose 5000 Pounds by David Gershon. We have adopted the spirit of this book, and the helpful guidelines it offers, to create our LCD Action Plan.

What is a Low Carbon Diet Action Plan, and how do I start one?

An LCD Action Plan is your plan to start shedding those pounds (of CO₂, that is). Maybe you can't wait to start composting, but the thought of turning the heat down leaves you shivering. Choose the changes you would like to pledge, and as you complete them, watch the pounds add up!

Why can I only join my Action Plan to one EcoTeam?

We think it makes the most sense for everyone to have one LCD Action Plan tied to one EcoTeam. If we let people join their Action Plans to multiple groups, who knows what could happen. At best, it would detract from the spirit of good-natured competition inherent in EcoTeams. At worst, it could tear a hole in the space-time continuum. And I don't think any of us wants that.

What is a Cool Community?

A Cool Community is a place on Greenopolis where you can organize with friends, neighbors, family members, and co-workers to lower your carbon footprints, and meet new people looking to do the same. The total carbon reduced by your group is tracked; save the most,and you'll make it on the leaderboard.

Can I start a Cool Community?

If you would like to start your own Cool Community rather than join an existing one, simply click Cool Communities in the left navigation bar, and then Add. Fill out the brief form, decide how people should be able to join your group, and then start recruiting members.

Can I associate my EcoTeam with multiple Cool Communities?

You may belong to as many EcoTeams as you like; however, you can only associate your Low Carbon Diet Action Plan to one particular EcoTeam.

What are the Top EcoTeams?

The best of the best. The cream of the crop. The top of the heap. The...well, you get the idea. Visit these pages to see the Cool Communities and Climate Action Networks that have saved the most CO₂.