While the nation is ideologically divided on climate change, people throughout our history have acted to protect the land, wildlife, and humans from pollution. In this Earth911 Quiz, you’ll test your knowledge of the U.S. environmental leaders who have helped the nation focus on sustaining life on this Earth. Making smart sustainable choices requires practice. Earth911’s weekly sustainability quiz helps […]
Many utilities and state governments collaborate to provide energy efficiency incentives to customers. In this Earth911 Quiz, test your knowledge of energy rebates, where to start when seeking savings, and the products that qualify for incentives. Start your road to savings and more sustainable living with this week’s quiz. Making smart sustainable choices requires practice. Earth911’s weekly sustainability quiz helps […]
The mobile phone has become an indispensable tool of modern life, and new models appear every year like automobiles in the 20th century. Old phones can pile up in the home or be recycled for cash, traded in on another phone, and sent through a variety of recycling programs to recapture the valuable metals and materials they contain. Do you […]
In the wake of bans on U.S. exports of contaminated recyclables, many U.S. recycling programs cut back or eliminated entire categories of recyclable materials that they accept. The reasons are often economic; it’s simply not as profitable to recycle the material as before, because China paid for boatloads of materials. U.S. recycling firms had started re-calibrating their business to recycle […]
Do you know the steps for recycling these common household and automotive products? Test your recycling how-to knowledge in this Earth911 quiz. Making smart sustainable choices requires practice. Earth911’s weekly sustainability quiz helps you hone your ability to recognize earth-friendly products and services. Through your daily choices — from transportation mode to purchases to waste disposal — you can make […]
After several years of declining production, U.S. coal production increased in 2021 and continues to rise in 2022, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. If you live in a coal-powered region, your electricity use contributes more CO2 emissions than regions that rely on renewable energy and hydroelectric power. Taking a few simple steps to reduce your power consumption can […]
Daily, you make decisions that influence humanity’s impact on the Earth’s environment. Those choices may feel small, but combined with others’ decisions, they ultimately determine the strategies selected by companies. In this Earth911 quiz, check your assumptions about the recyclability of newly invented products and materials. Are we making a mess we cannot clean up, again? Making smart sustainable choices […]
The fall is the best time to prepare gardens and yards for the next summer. A well-kept yard can keep your house cool in the hot months and warm when the rain and snow come. In this Earth911 quiz, we’ll challenge your knowledge of home energy use and the ways trees and hedges can help manage your power consumption. Making […]
Although it’s important to change your habits to cut your carbon dioxide footprint, you can also use your money to reduce CO2. This Earth911 quiz asks you about two financial instruments that let you pay for the sequestration of CO2 directly or buy clean energy: carbon offsets and renewable energy certificates (RECs). Test your knowledge of how these financial tools […]
A sustainable life is built on choices and trade-offs. You can reduce your environmental impact in a variety of ways, and if everyone were to reduce their footprint by half — no matter which parts of their environmental footprint — it would help push governments and companies to make significant changes for the better. In this Earth911 quiz, we challenge […]