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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Take a COOL Guess – the Fun Quiz on Clean Energy. Today’s Topic: Eco-friendly Gold
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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Take a COOL Guess – the Fun Quiz on Clean Energy. Today’s Topic: Solar Thermal Water Heating
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.
Take a COOL Guess – the Fun Quiz on Clean Energy. Today’s Topic: Energy Policy Matters. Who's Influencing Our Elections?
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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Take a COOL Guess – the Fun Quiz on Clean Energy. Today’s Topic: Investments in Renewable Energy R&D
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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Promoting Key Concepts in Water Conservation
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 …
Take a COOL Guess – the Fun Quiz on Clean Energy. Today’s Topic: Water Conservation
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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Take a COOL Guess – the Fun Quiz on Clean Energy. Today’s Topic: Environmental Toxins
Question: How is it possible for the concentration of certain toxins to increase in our groundwater for several decades after those chemicals have been banned? For example, the concentration of soil disinfectant DCP (used heavily in the 1970s and finally …
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Take a COOL Guess – the Fun Quiz on Clean Energy. Today’s Topic: Environmental Regulation
Question: Are there cases in human history in which changes made in environmental regulation have made a dramatic and measurable positive difference? Answer: Can be found at http://2greenenergy.com/cool-guess-answers/8732. Relevance: Perhaps too many believe that man’s continuing assault against the natural environment …
Take a COOL Guess – the Fun Quiz on Clean Energy. Today’s Topic: Industrial Chemicals
Question: How many industrial chemicals are in use right now? Answer: Can be found at http://2greenenergy.com/cool-guess-answers/8732. Relevance: Every day, we introduce 3 – 5 new chemicals, less than 1% of which are tested for toxicity.
