Greenhouse Gas
What is the most common greenhouse gas?
CO2
Preserving national parks is important because they store carbon, which would otherwise be released into the atmosphere. What is the oldest national park in America?
Yellowstone
Name three ways to reduce your personal energy usage
Nice
Name one campus building has solar panels on the roof
Tink, Adelbert Gym, Mandel
Name one US state that has committed powering itself with 100% renewable energy before 2050?
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, California, Hawaii, New Mexico, Washington, Virginia, Minnesota, Oregon
True or False: nuclear energy produces greenhouse gases
False
What is the largest carbon sink on Earth (what on Earth stores the most carbon)?
The ocean
What type of light bulbs are most energy efficient and can provide 50,000 hours of light?
LEDs
Where do the compost scraps in Leutner and Fribley go?
CWRU University Farm
What famous Swedish climate activist attempted to spur governments to address climate change and has given speeches to the UN?
Greta Thunberg
In January 2014, there was an explosion in a barn due to the buildup of cow burps and farts. What greenhouse gas is produced from livestock that burp and fart?
Methane
Name 1 environmental club on campus
The Conservation Project, Student Sustainability Council, Sunrise, Engineers Without Borders, Net Impact, Farm Adventure Club etc.
What is the most used energy source in America?
Natural gas
What year did CWRU first submit the Climate Action Plan?
2011
A full bath is about how many times more water than a 5-minute shower?
2 times
Case Western has a goal of carbon neutrality by what year?
2050
What date is recognized as Earth Day?
April 22
DAILY DOUBLE!!! What is the largest source of renewable energy used for electricity generation worldwide?
Hydropower
What year was the first recycling program launched at CWRU? (closest wins)
2000
Solar panels were installed on the roof of the whitehouse in the 1970s by which president?
Jimmy Carter
In Cleveland, the temperature is projected to rise by _______ by 2050 due to climate change (within 0.5oF)
2.8oF
What is considered the greenest city in the world?
Copenhagen, Denmark
America accounts for 5% of the world by population, but consumes ______ of the world’s energy (within 3%)
17%
Who won last year’s CWRU Unplugged Energy Contest?
Delta Gamma
What is the event that happens every 4th Monday in Think[box] where you can get broken items fixed or clothes sewn/hemmed for free?
Fix-it CLE