Green Technology
A term describing natural resources that are replenished on a human timescale
What is Renewable Energy?
The term for a species that occurs naturally in a particular region or ecosystem without human introduction.
What is a Native Species?
The name of the organization running this summit.
What is Communitopia?
A business model that focuses on the production of garments in bulk, and as quickly as possible, in response to current trends, causing 11.3 millions tons of textile waste every year.
What is fast fashion?
This term refers to a horizontal mode of cooperation for the common good, without the help of official bodies.
What is 'Mutual Aid'?
PRT is slowly transitioning its fleet of buses into this instead of regular diesel
What is 'Electric'?
Consumed plastic has been found in this percentage of Sea turtles.
What is 100%?
Allegheny County is currently in the process of creating one of these to address impeding climate impacts.
What is a 'Climate Action Plan'?
Allegheny County received this grade from the American Lung Association State of our Air Report in 2024.
What is 'F'?
This system sits at the root of many trees of oppression and combines environmental and social injustices. It's profit-driven exploitation mixed with racial hierarchy—deciding whose communities are polluted, underfunded, or displaced.
What is radicalized capitalism?
The name of the type of gardening that does not use any soil.
What is Hydroponics?
This term refers to the the total variety of life on Earth and it is decreasing largely due to Climate Change.
What is biodiversity ?
This is a service that EPIC Metals Provides to buildings.
What is Green Architecture?
The current global atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration.
What is 427 parts per million? (400-500 parts per million)
Casa San Jose connects, supports, and advocates with and for this Community in Pittsburgh.
What is Latino/Latina/Latinx?
This term refers to nature-based solutions, such as rain gardens, which help to reduce flooding and manage precipitation.
What is Green Stormwater Infrastructure?
The first paper makers on earth were not human, but instead this flying creature.
What are Paper Wasps/ Wasps?
Phipps runs these two environmental/climate programs for teens.
What are EcoLeader Academy and Youth Climate Action Committee?
The term for a mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets found in the air; usually used in measuring air quality.
What is Particulate Matter? or What is particle pollution?
This many of the fifty states have climate education standards as of March 2025.
What is Five?
Pittsburgh has a combined sewer system, which is designed to overflow into our rivers when it rains. It takes this much rain before the system overflows, releasing raw sewage into the Pittsburgh rivers.
What is 1/10th of an Inch?
In 2023, The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) shared in its report that Greenhouse Gas emissions would need to be cut by almost half by this year to limit global warming to 1.5 C
412 Food Rescue is one of 14 food recovery organizations in North America currently using this platform/application to streamline operations.
What is Food Rescue Hero?
Carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere been measured for the longest continuous time at this location.
What is Mauna Loa, Hawaii?
This annual event is part interactive art show and part job fair, designed to inspire a collective vision of a greener, more sustainable future and is hosted by ReImagine Jobs and Geek Art Green Innovators.
What is Solar Punk Future?