The light bulb revolution caused a change from Incandescent light bulbs to what kind of light bulbs?
What is compact fluorescent light bulbs(CFL)?
100
Which country's energy use increased by over 110% in 27 years?
What is China?
100
Which building announced plans to change the office space in the building, thereby reducing its energy use by nearly 40 percent?
What is New York’s Empire State Building?
100
How can the US cut its gasoline use in half?
What is by converting the American automobile fleet to highly efficient hybrid cars?
200
What type of light bulb is a major advance in lighting technology but is too costly?
What is light-emitting diode (LED)?
200
Which country's Top Runner Program is the world’s most dynamic system for upgrading appliance efficiency standards?
What is Japan?
200
What are the two kinds of buildings that account for 72% of electricity use in the US?
What is Commercial & Residential?
200
Which country consumes more gasoline than 20 countries combined?
What is The United States of America?
300
CFL light bulbs save ___ percent more energy than incandescent light bulbs.
What is 75?
300
What is the name of the act that was created as a plan to conserve energy?
What is The U.S. Energy Policy Act of 2005?
300
Exactly what makes a building a “Zero Carbon Building”?
What is zero energy consumption or carbon emissions?
300
What is peak oil?
What is the point in time when the global production of oil reaches its maximum rate, after which production will gradually decline?
400
LED light bulbs uses up to ____ percent less electricity than incandescent.
What is 85 percent?
400
A U.S. study estimates that roughly __ percent of U.S. residential electricity use is from appliances in standby mode.
What is 5?
400
Between 1975-2002 US Residential energy use per person dropped ___ percent.
What is 16?
400
What does electrifying cars and rail systems include?
What is replacing the oil use with power coming from wind farms and from solar geothermal power plants?
500
How much money has New York City saved by replacing traditional bulbs with LEDs in many of its traffic lights?
What is $6 million?
500
What is the name of the U.S. department that Barack Obama had to force to write up the standards to implement the legislation raising efficiency for household appliances?
What is The U.S. Department of Energy?
500
In which state did residential energy use per person dropped 40 percent?
What is California?
500
How can the government reduce the number of cars needed and bring us closer to the goal of cutting carbon emissions 80 percent by 2020?
What is shifting public funds from highway construction to public transit?