Arkansas Interfaith Power and Light Earth-Friendly Eco Quiz Recycling is the best way to reduce waste. 1.
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Earth-Friendly Eco Quiz
Recycling is the best way to reduce waste.
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True 2.
False
• • • • • • • (False) Reduce. Re-use. Recycle Before you buy something, ask yourself if you really need it.
Reduce what you buy and what you use.
Re-use what can be re-used.
Repair items before throwing them out.
Donate what you no longer need.
Recycle.
Shop smart.
Are all of these statements true?
Recycling reduces pollution.
Recycling conserves natural resources.
Recycling saves money.
Recycling creates jobs.
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True B.
False
TRUE Recycling has many benefits!
What percentage of plastic used in the U.S. is actually recycled?
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8% 16% 24% 32%
Plastic Bottles and Plastic Bags Only 8 % are Recycled
Almost All End Up in Landfills
Plastic bottles take 450 years to decompose in a landfill.
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True B.
False
TRUE Decomposition
Putting styrofoam in your recycle bin is a good idea.
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True 2.
False
(FALSE) - Polystyrene • • • • • • Styrofoam appears to last forever, as it is resistant to photolysis, or the breaking down of materials.
Styrofoam is lightweight and floats. I accumulates along coasts and waterways. It is considered the main component of marine debris.
57 chemical by-products are released during the creation of Styrofoam. While it can be recycled into packing material or bean bag chairs, the recycling market is diminishing. In many communities people are told that their recycling companies will not accept polystyrene. When Styrofoam containers are used for food, chemicals can leach into the food, affecting human health and the reproductive systems. This is accentuated if people reheat the food while still in the container.
Polystyrene is a petroleum-based plastic.
Paper makes up what percentage of our trash that ends up in landfills?
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5% 15% 30% 45%
Paper makes up 30% of landfills.
How many times can glass be recycled and made into new glass?
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1 time 5 times 10 times indefinitely
Indefinitely!
Glass can be recycled over & over.
Recycling five aluminum cans saves enough energy to power a 60 watt CFL bulb for approximately ____ hours.
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25 2.
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50 75 100
100 Hours!
Used aluminum cans are recycled and returned to a store shelf as a new can in as few as 60 days. Recycling aluminum cans saves 95 percent of the energy used to make new cans.
The average American creates about: 1.
1 pound of waste per day 2.
3.
2.5 pounds of waste per day 4.5 pounds of waste per day 4.
7 pounds of waste per day
The average Arkansan creates about: 1.
3 pounds of waste per day 2.
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6 pounds of waste per day 10 pounds of waste per day 4.
12 pounds of waste per day
4.5 pounds vs. 10 pounds USA avg. vs. Ark. Avg.
Which task in the average home uses the most energy?
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Heating and cooling rooms 2.
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Operating appliances Lighting Washing and drying clothes
Heating and Cooling account for a total of 54% of energy use in the average American home.
What device can control the indoor temperature of a home according to the time of day?
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Boiler Programmable thermostat Thermometer Ventilator
Programmable Thermostats Save Energy and Money.
A standard incandescent bulb uses the same amount of energy as a computer.
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True False
TRUE!
An Incandescent bulb converts 10% of the energy it uses into radiant light and 90% into thermal heat. CFL bulbs do not generate heat.
Properly insulating your home can save _____ on heating and cooling costs.
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5% 10% 20% 40%
20%
Duct Leakage is the most un detected source of energy loss.
Caulk Duct Tape
Recommended thermostat settings are: (check two) 1.
68 in winter 2.
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72 in winter 78 in summer 70 in summer
68 in Winter; 78 in Summer For every degree you raise the setting this summer, you reduce your cooling cost 3 to 5%.
Clean your filters often.
Use a fan to circulate air.
The following are fossil fuels. Check all that apply.
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Nuclear Oil Gas Coal Geothermal Solar Wind
Oil, Gas and Coal are Fossil Fuels.
When fuels are burned, chemical waste products are released into the air, even if you can’t see them.
Social Justice
The following are forms of renewable energy. Check all that apply.
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Nuclear 2.
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Sun Wind Oil Gas Coal
The sun and the wind are free!
Renewable energy sources account for what percentage of U.S. energy production?
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1% 2.
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5-10% 10-15% 20-25%
Renewable energy sources account for what percentage of Arkansas energy production?
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1% 2.
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5-10% 10-15% 20-25%
14.3% in USA and 9% in Arkansas
Renewable energy generated almost 26% of the total electricity demand in Germany in 2012.
In the USA, solar-generated electricity more than doubled in the first half of 2014.
Arkansas has: 1.
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Less solar potential than Germany About the same solar potential as Germany More solar potential than Germany
MORE Arkansas has huge solar potential!
The first Ark. Solar Energy Co-Op is being organized by : 1.
The Ark. Energy Office and Entergy 2.
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The Ark. Alternative Energy Commission and the EPA Ark. Renewable Energy Association and Ark. Interfaith Power & Light Ark. Alternative Energy Association and Ark. Power Pool Ark. Legislature and the Public Service Commission
The first Ark. Solar Energy Co-Op is being organized by : 1.
The Ark. Energy Office and Entergy 2.
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The Ark. Alternative Energy Commission and the EPA
Ark. Renewable Energy Association and Ark. Interfaith Power & Light
Ark. Alternative Energy Association and Ark. Power Pool Ark. Legislature and the Public Service Commission
The first step in joining the solar energy co-op is to : 1.
Buy some solar panels online and find a local installer.
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Hire a consultant.
Pay a fee to join the cooperative.
Enter your address and other information at www.arkansasrenewableenergyassoc.org
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Consult the Almanac.
Consult your neighbors.
The first step in joining the solar energy co-op is to :
Enter your address and other information online at www.arkansasrenewableenergyassoc.org
For now joining the Solar Co-Op is free. A group of homeowners, schools, houses of worship, and small businesses might purchase clean energy systems together. Systems are individually owned, but participants benefit from group negotiating power and bulk prices. Through a co-op, you may benefit from significant savings.
Transitioning to clean renewable energy could create how many 40-year JOBS in Arkansas? 5.
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57,100 construction jobs and 22,800 operation jobs.
31,000 construction jobs and 12,500 operation jobs 15,400 construction jobs and 6,500 operation jobs.
800 construction jobs and 300 operation jobs.
50 construction jobs and 15 operation jobs.
No Jobs.
Nobody knows.
By the year 2050
57,100 construction jobs and 22,800 operation jobs Number of Jobs in Arkansas when a person is employed for 40 consecutive years
Transitioning to clean renewable energy would avoid how much in health costs in Arkansas each year?
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$550,000 $900,000 $1.5 million $6.8 million $1.25 billion $2.3 billion $3.7 billion By the year 2050 Plus 450 air-pollution related deaths each year
Transitioning to clean renewable energy would avoid how much in health costs in Arkansas each year?
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$550,000 $900,000 $1.5 million $6.8 million $1.25 billion $2.3 billion
$3.7 billion
By the year 2050 That is 3% of our State GDP.
Transitioning to clean renewable energy would result in how much energy, health, and climate savings in Arkansas each year?
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$600 $1,250 $3,250 $6,400 5.
$8,700 per person annually by the year 2050
Transitioning to clean renewable energy would result in how much energy, health, and climate savings in Arkansas ?
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$600 2.
$1,250 3.
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$3,250 $6,400
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$8,700
per person annually by the year 2050
That’s money in your pocket!
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The following traditions have faith statements on environmental issues. Check all that apply.
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Methodists & Catholics Baptists & Lutherans Quakers & Evangelicals Muslims Jews Buddhists Presbyterians & Unitarians
Sacred Writings of All Religious Traditions
ask us to care for creation, protect the planet, and preserve fragile eco-systems that sustain life.
Sources of Information • • • • • • • • • • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Ark. Dept. of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) Arkansas Department of Energy Energy Corps / AmeriCorps Interfaith Power & Light – The Regeneration Project Ocean Conservancy Arkansas Renewable Energy Association National Energy Education Development (NEED) Stanford University’s “The Solutions Project” U.S. Energy Information Administration
The World Can Transition to 100% Clean, Renewable Energy Starting Today
www.TheSolutionsProject.org
YouTube Video
The Solutions Project
Thank You!
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