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Question:  The average installation of solar panels on the roof of a house offsets the equivalent amount of CO2 as planting how many acres of trees? Answer: Can be found at http://2greenenergy.com/cool-guess-answers/8732 . Relevance:  Here’s what the Sierra Club says …

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Question:  How many electric vehicles (passenger cars only) are predicted to be sold globally in 2017? Answer: Can be found at http://2greenenergy.com/cool-guess-answers/8732 . Relevance:  The  United States is by far the world’s largest consumer of crude oil, accounting for more …

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Question:  Most of us who follow the reports of our climate scientists understand that the average temperature of the Earth’s surface is rising.  When was the last time in our planet’s history that the summer melting of the arctic ice …

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Question: In the United States in 2012, what percentage of the power that came on to the grid was renewable? Answer: Can be found at http://2greenenergy.com/cool-guess-answers/8732 . Relevance: Renewable energy has a long way to go if it is to …

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Question:  Can you guess the average amount of mine waste that results from the production of one gold ring?  Answer: Can be found at http://2greenenergy.com/cool-guess-answers/8732. Relevance:  Everyone likes gold rings, but, considering we’re all concerned about sustainability, we may want …

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Question:  Who first conceived an industrial use of solar power by employing concave mirrors to heat water? Answer: Can be found at http://2greenenergy.com/cool-guess-answers/8732.    

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Question:  What’s a 501(c)(4)? Answer: Can be found at http://2greenenergy.com/cool-guess-answers/8732 . Relevance:  Political organizations that don’t have to disclose their donors to the public have proven immensely popular – and powerful. Two conservative nonprofits, Crossroads GPS and Americans for Prosperity, …

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Question: Has there been a point in the history of the world that the total private investment in research and development for renewable energy exceeded that for fossil fuels? Answer: Can be found at http://2greenenergy.com/cool-guess-answers/8732 . Relevance: The more money …

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You may have noticed our series of posts we call “Take a Cool Guess,” in which we offer one-question quizzes on cleantech trivia. I hope you’ve had fun with them; I know I have. In a recent “Take a Cool …

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Question: Approximately how much water is wasted every year by EACH urinal in men’s bathrooms around the world? Answer: Can be found at http://2greenenergy.com/cool-guess-answers/8732. Relevance: Breakthroughs in waterless urinal technology save a significant volume of water, thus eliminating the greenhouse …

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