Question: Any piece of plastic, thrown anywhere into an ocean, can be found literally anywhere in the world’s five oceans in as little as 25 years. But are there any points on Earth where plastic waste tends to collect more than …
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Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Big Oil and Climate Change
Question: How much does the oil industry spend annually on lobbying in an effort to impede the passing of laws that would mitigate climate change? Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers.
Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: The Solar Energy Industry
Question: The solar industry required 40 years to complete its one-millionth installation. How long did it take to double that to two million (a milestone achieved last month)? Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers. Relevance: Solar is a $17 …
Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Electric Transportation in Norway
Question: What percentage of all cars sold in Norway last year were battery-electric? Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers.
Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Norway’s Divestment from Fossil Fuels
Question: Norway (an oil state) is divesting its $1 trillion wealth fund from oil and gas companies. Why? Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers.
Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: The Environmental Protection Agency and the Mining Industry
Question: What key change has the Trump administration’s EPA made in regulating the toxic waste coming from mining operations? What is the impact on the health and safety of the people living in Montana, California, Colorado, Oklahoma, and other states?
Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Environmental Protection
Question: What do the environmental protections listed on the right have in common? Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers. Relevance: Of all the things that concern decent people, the aggressive destruction of the environment should be at or …
Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Turkey
Question: Which of the following are true about Turkey? a) Its human rights record (oppression, torture, disappearances, etc.) is among the worst in the world.
Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Sea-Level Rise
Question: According to the National Academy of Sciences, which end of the antarctic (east or west), previously thought to be fairly stable, is now reported to be losing ice mass. This represents almost 40% of the total loss on the continent …
Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Sustainable Cities
Question: What city (pictured here) won first prize this year in the Global Destination Sustainability Index (for the third consecutive time)? Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers.
