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1. What makes the air in U.S. homes an average of 2-5 times more polluted than the air outside?
Household cleaners, laundry detergent, fragrances and pesticides
2. A cotton T-shirt blended with polyester can release about 10 times its weight of what pollutant?
Carbon dioxide
3. What plant has been used to make clothing for 12,000 years but is illegal to farm in the U.S.?
Hemp
4. To get the most eco- and socially-responsible cup of coffee possible, your brew should have what three qualities?
It’s shade-grown, organic, and fairly traded
5. What is the world’s fastest growing energy source?
Wind power
6. How much mercury is enough to contaminate fish in a 20-acre lake?
The amount in one fever thermometer
7. Name two ways to cut down on household water use.
Two answers from Good Stuff: Replace aging dishwashers and washing machines with newer models; landscape your home with plants that are native to your area
8. Name one of the simplest ways to save energy.
Turn off the lights when you’re not using them.
9. What kind of light bulb lasts up to 10 times longer than a regular incandescent?
Compact fluorescent
10. Sixteen percent of the world’s production of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, comes from what?
Belching, flatulent livestock
11. Washing your hands with antibacterial soap can contribute to what unhealthy side effect?
Resistance to antibiotics, it gets rid of the good bacteria you need!
12. Known for being small, what popular seafood is creating BIG problems for the health of ocean habitats and wildlife?
Shrimp
13. Eating less meat will save big on what resource?
Water
14. What kind of furniture can save trees AND space in landfills?
Second-hand
15. Name two things you can do to make your computer use more eco-friendly.
Two answers from Good Stuff: Buy an energy efficient model; donate your old computer
The Worldwatch Institute: http://worldwatch.org
1. What makes the air in U.S. homes an average of 2-5 times more polluted than the air outside?
Household cleaners, laundry detergent, fragrances and pesticides
2. A cotton T-shirt blended with polyester can release about 10 times its weight of what pollutant?
Carbon dioxide
3. What plant has been used to make clothing for 12,000 years but is illegal to farm in the U.S.?
Hemp
4. To get the most eco- and socially-responsible cup of coffee possible, your brew should have what three qualities?
It’s shade-grown, organic, and fairly traded
5. What is the world’s fastest growing energy source?
Wind power
6. How much mercury is enough to contaminate fish in a 20-acre lake?
The amount in one fever thermometer
7. Name two ways to cut down on household water use.
Two answers from Good Stuff: Replace aging dishwashers and washing machines with newer models; landscape your home with plants that are native to your area
8. Name one of the simplest ways to save energy.
Turn off the lights when you’re not using them.
9. What kind of light bulb lasts up to 10 times longer than a regular incandescent?
Compact fluorescent
10. Sixteen percent of the world’s production of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, comes from what?
Belching, flatulent livestock
11. Washing your hands with antibacterial soap can contribute to what unhealthy side effect?
Resistance to antibiotics, it gets rid of the good bacteria you need!
12. Known for being small, what popular seafood is creating BIG problems for the health of ocean habitats and wildlife?
Shrimp
13. Eating less meat will save big on what resource?
Water
14. What kind of furniture can save trees AND space in landfills?
Second-hand
15. Name two things you can do to make your computer use more eco-friendly.
Two answers from Good Stuff: Buy an energy efficient model; donate your old computer
The Worldwatch Institute: http://worldwatch.org