Environmental Justice 💪
Define EJ, and when did the movement begin?
Helping minority and lower class groups face the burden of climate change, pollution, and other environmental degradation, knowing that they have faced more harsh effects; began in the 1980s
How many degrees Celsius rise in global temperatures would be catastrophic?
1.5-2ºC
Who is the next ESA President?
Brian, Gaby, Jess, Jared
(Fun note: the other names are previous ESA Presidents!)
Gaby!
Who is the current mayor of Minneapolis?
Jacob Frey
What major climate conference happened at the beginning of November? Double points if you also know the city it was in.
COP26/UN Climate Summit; Glasgow, Scotland
What does MMIW stand for and what is its relevancy?
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women; no large scale effort has been instituted to find the 100s of missing indigenous woman in America
Which US state has the highest amount of oceanic coastline?
Alaska
Which environmental issue was NOT a meeting topic this semester?
Food Deserts, Fast Fashion, Renewable Energy, Waste Management
Renewable Energy
Which US President originally put solar panels on the White House?
Jimmy Carter
Name one clue that lets you know a company might be sustainable.
B-corp or third party certifications, news about their impact, fair trade certified, sustainability section on their website, transparency/providing information about their impacts, owner of the brand (hopefully not a larger corporation), Fashion Revolution’s Transparency Index, information from GoodOnYou
Who are the main culprits of overfishing and disruption of community food supply? (umbrella term)
Big business/industry
What % of coral has died or been bleached?
70%
What year did ESA officially become a UMN organization?
2013
Which was the first National Park in the US, established in 1892?
Yellowstone
From our fast fashion meeting, how many “micro-seasons” are there every year?
52; new trends in fashion every week to make consumers feel out of style and drive them to buy more
How do you define a food desert, and who are the main victims of this phenomenon?
Lack of produce and other healthy food nearby; lower class neighborhoods
Name 3 effects of climate change.
Rising ocean levels, forest fires, more frequent tropical storms, increased droughts or precipitation, melting glaciers, + more
How cold did it get at night during the ESA camping trip? (October 22)
27ºF
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson warned about the dangers of which insecticide?
DDT(dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane)
Which of these items CAN be recycled in Minneapolis? Black plastic, cereal boxes, egg cartons, pizza boxes
Cereal boxes
What is Line 3 and who does it affect most harshly?
Line 3 is an oil pipeline; disproportionately impacts indigenous people, and threatens resources critical to the survival of indigenous communities
What compound do marine animals build their shells from?
Calcium carbonate (or calcium ions and carbonates)
What did ESA stand for when the club was originally formed?
Environmental Studies Alliance, ESPM Student Association, Ecology Student Association, Environmental Scholar Affiliation
ESPM Student Association
The Montreal Protocol is an international treaty to protect the ozone layer by banning what family of chemicals?
CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons)
What company created the idea of a personal carbon footprint with the goal of improving their own public image?
BP