Reforesting NOLA
What natural disaster devastated New Orleans’ tree canopy, killing hundreds of thousands of trees?
What is Hurricane Katrina?
Rainwater filtering through trash creates this polluted liquid that can seep into soil and groundwater.
What is leachate?
What local nonprofit organizes New Orleans’ community tree-planting events?
What is SOUL Nola?
What process do trees use to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?
What is photosynthesis?
The 2017 Climate Action Plan pledges to plant how many trees by 2030?
What is 40,000 trees?
What New Orleans neighborhood was built on top of the toxic Agriculture Street Landfill, later declared a Superfund site?
What is Gordon Plaza?
What symbol on appliances shows they meet U.S. standards for energy efficiency?
ENERGY STAR label
True or False: Greenhouse gases trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere.
What is True?
What major environmental challenge is worsened by lack of tree canopy in New Orleans, making the city up to 9 degrees hotter than its surroundings?
What is Urban Heat Island Effect
Name two toxic substances commonly found in electronics that make e-waste harmful.
What are lead, mercury, cadmium, or brominated flame retardants?
What does SOUL stand for?
What is Sustaining Our Urban Landscape?
What is the primary greenhouse gas released when organic waste decomposes in landfills?
What is methane?
Before 2005, New Orleans had about 30% tree coverage. What percentage of coverage do 2/3 of neighborhoods have today?
What is less than 10%?
What valuable metals are lost when electronics are buried instead of recycled? (Name two.)
What are gold, silver, copper, or rare earth elements?
What street can you find the City of New Orleans recycling drop off center?
What is Elysian Fields Ave?
Which greenhouse gas is released when burning fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas?
What is carbon dioxide?
Which neighborhood(s) are most affected by lack of canopy cover, making them up to 18°F hotter than areas like the Garden District?
What is Central City and/or Irish Channel?
Decomposing organic matter in landfills releases this greenhouse gas that is more potent than CO₂.
What is methane?
When is shred day at the City of New Orleans recycling center?
What is December 13?
What international agreement, adopted in 2015, aims to limit global warming to below 2°C?
What is the Paris Agreement?