Famous Environmentalists
Who is known for her book Silent Spring on DDT's effects on the environment?
Rachel Carson
What is the estimated limit for global temperature increase without irreversible impacts?
1.5ºC
Name every environmental RSO
JEC
EcoHouse
Habitat Restoration
Wild Hunters
Bee Campus
Apiary Club
Climate Advocates
Wildlife Society
(We may have forgotten some! If you can argue it, you have a shot)
What year was the Paris Climate Agreement first signed?
(bonus points if you can name the international agreement the preceded the Paris Climate Agreement)
2016
(Kyoto Protocol - 1992)
How many plastic bottles do you save per year by using a reusable bottle?
156
Who started the Fridays For Future movement and won times person of the year in 2019?
Greta Thunberg
Coral bleaching
Which on campus building is powered by geothermal energy?
Founders
When was the first Earth Day established?
US - April 21st 1970
International - 1990
How many gallons of water are used in a shower per minute?
1/2 gal per minute.
12.5 gal for a 5 minute shower
Who started the longest, and currently still, running chimpanzee and wildlife research project?
Jane Goodal
How many deaths per year does the World Health Organization (WHO) attribute to climate change?
150,000
What part of campus is most well known for it's sustainable infrastructure?
The Raystown Field Station
Who started the US National Parks Service?
The Sierra Club
How many pounds of carbon a year does one tree absorb once it reaches maturity?
According to Arbor Day Foundation, 48 pounds of carbon per year.
So go plant a tree!
Who wrote the screenplay and voiced An Inconvenient Truth, the documentary on the horrors of climate change, after loosing the US presidential election?
Al Gore
Where were 42 Million acres burned in 2020 wildfires?
Australia
How long has it been since the Juniata sustainability page has been updated?
2007 was the last update
What was the cause for protest at Standing Rock in South Dakota?
The Dakota Access Pipeline
On average, how much food is wasted per person each day in the US?
1 pound per day per person.
In 2020, 80 billion lbs of food were thrown away, 40% of the US food supply is wasted. By only purchasing what you will consume, you can prevent the carbon emissions from waste entering landfills.
Who is known for her environmental and political activism in Kenya providing funds and methods for women to plant trees across Africa, and is the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004?
Wangari Maathai
What corner of the Earth have micro-plastics not yet made it to?
Trick question, none. They're everywhere.
There is no reachable place on Earth that micro-plastics have not been found in.
Who is on the Sustainability Committee?
(Hint: there's 10 members)
Erin Pascal, April Feagley, Tristan delGuidice, Norris Muth, Uma Ramakrishnan, Neil Pelkey, Amy Fraiser-Yoder, Marilyn Ogof, Roy Nagel, and Grace Kochanek.
For what movement in 1973 Northern India, did the women of Advani village tie strings and hug trees on the slopes of the Himalayas to protect them from deforestation?
The Chipko Movement
What is arguably the best way to protect ecosystems, biodiversity, and global climate?
Be involved in politics at all levels; local, state, federal, and international. By voting, lobbying, and writing to your government officials you get to promote green policy that will be enforced.