// BEGIN editorial data var i = 0; var GREENQuiz_070501 = new Array(); GREENQuiz_070501.ID = "GREENQuiz_070501"; GREENQuiz_070501.ID_WB = 18425378; GREENQuiz_070501.vote = "BusinessQuiz_060711_vote"; GREENQuiz_070501.navsectionID = "3033054" GREENQuiz_070501.sPubDate = "5/2/2007 3:47:55 PM GMT"; GREENQuiz_070501.quiztype = 1; GREENQuiz_070501.appFmt = 0; GREENQuiz_070501.bDispQNums = 1; GREENQuiz_070501.appWidth = 460; GREENQuiz_070501.appDeck = new Array("How much do you know about the business of being green? Take our Going Green Quiz.","You answered of questions correctly. Scroll down to see answers for each question. "); GREENQuiz_070501.headHeight = 40; GREENQuiz_070501.copyMargin = 9; GREENQuiz_070501.copyBorder = 0; GREENQuiz_070501[1] = new Array(); GREENQuiz_070501[1][0] = new Array("How much energy is produced in the U.S. from clean, renewable energy sources like solar, wind, and geothermal?"); GREENQuiz_070501[1].answer = "6.1 percent is correct. As of 2004 (the last year data is available), just 6.1 percent of U.S. energy production came from renewable sources that don’t produce greenhouse gases. Petroleum accounted for 40 percent; coal 23 percent; natural gas 23 percent and nuclear power 8 percent."; GREENQuiz_070501[1][1] = new Array("1.6 percent",'',0); GREENQuiz_070501[1][2] = new Array("6.1 percent",'',1); GREENQuiz_070501[1][3] = new Array("16 percent",'',0); GREENQuiz_070501[1][4] = new Array("32 percent",'',0); GREENQuiz_070501[2] = new Array(); GREENQuiz_070501[2][0] = new Array("What was the New Oxford American Dictionary’s Word of the Year for 2006?"); GREENQuiz_070501[2].answer = "Carbon neutral is the correct answer. (Well, technically, that’s two words.) The term refers to efforts to control climate damage – and assuage guilt about certain environmentally unfriendly indulgences – by both reducing carbon emissions and purchasing “carbon offsets.” Carbon offsets can take the form of investing in things like solar or wind power, or planting trees, to make up for anything from an airplane ride to Hawaii to an energy-burning concert series."; GREENQuiz_070501[2][1] = new Array("Gorification",'',0); GREENQuiz_070501[2][2] = new Array("Carbon neutral",'',1); GREENQuiz_070501[2][3] = new Array("Eco-geek",'',0); GREENQuiz_070501[2][4] = new Array("Envirotation",'',0); GREENQuiz_070501[3] = new Array(); GREENQuiz_070501[3][0] = new Array("Which fuel produces the least carbon dioxide per unit of energy produced?"); GREENQuiz_070501[3].answer = "Natural gas is correct. Coal is the “dirtiest” of fuels, throwing off between 205 and 227 pounds of CO2 per million Btus of energy produced – depending on the type of coal. Wood is a close second, generating 195 pounds of CO2 for the same amount of energy. Of the fossil fuels, natural gas burns the cleanest. That’s one reason power generators embarked on a major expansion of natural gas-fired power plants in the 1990s. The resulting increase in demand for natural gas is a big reason for a big jump in natural gas prices in the past decade."; GREENQuiz_070501[3][1] = new Array("Gasoline",'',0); GREENQuiz_070501[3][2] = new Array("Natural gas",'',1); GREENQuiz_070501[3][3] = new Array("Coal",'',0); GREENQuiz_070501[3][4] = new Array("Wood",'',0); GREENQuiz_070501[4] = new Array(); GREENQuiz_070501[4][0] = new Array("Which of the following have NOT purchased carbon offsets?"); GREENQuiz_070501[4].answer = "Major League Baseball is the correct answer. Gore uses them, among other things, to offset the costs associated with his lavish home, but the movie awards show and football championship say they help mitigate the events’ impact on the environment."; GREENQuiz_070501[4][1] = new Array("Al Gore
",'',0); GREENQuiz_070501[4][2] = new Array("The Academy Awards",'',0); GREENQuiz_070501[4][3] = new Array("Major League Baseball",'',1); GREENQuiz_070501[4][4] = new Array("The Super Bowl",'',0); GREENQuiz_070501[5] = new Array(); GREENQuiz_070501[5][0] = new Array("Which of the following forms of energy has seen the biggest percentage price increase in the U.S. since 1978?"); GREENQuiz_070501[5].answer = "Natural gas is the correct answer – by a nose. Natural gas is up more than four-fold in the period from Nov. 1978 through Feb. 2007. Heating oil was a close second. Though gasoline prices have more than tripled, many consumers assume it’s seen the biggest increases. One reason: prices of other energy commodities aren’t posted prominently with daily changes tracked to the penny."; GREENQuiz_070501[5][1] = new Array("A gallon of gasoline",'',0); GREENQuiz_070501[5][2] = new Array("A kilowatt-hour of electricity",'',0); GREENQuiz_070501[5][3] = new Array("A “therm” of natural gas",'',1); GREENQuiz_070501[5][4] = new Array("A gallon of heating oil",'',0); GREENQuiz_070501[6] = new Array(); GREENQuiz_070501[6][0] = new Array("Which state is the heaviest emitter of carbon dioxide?"); GREENQuiz_070501[6].answer = "Louisiana is the correct answer. You might think that the heaviest contributors of greenhouse gases are the states with the most people. But for variety of reasons: location of heavy industry, state energy policies and regulations and population densities, the amount of carbon dioxide produced per person varies widely from state to state. Thanks to their state’s strict air quality regulations, Californians produced 0.024 pound per person – among the lowest level of carbon dioxide per person in 2003, the latest data available. Louisiana, with about a population about seven times smaller than California, produced 0.088 pounds of CO2 per person, according to Energy Dept. figures. "; GREENQuiz_070501[6][1] = new Array("New York",'',0); GREENQuiz_070501[6][2] = new Array("California",'',0); GREENQuiz_070501[6][3] = new Array("Texas",'',0); GREENQuiz_070501[6][4] = new Array("Louisiana",'',1); GREENQuiz_070501[7] = new Array(); GREENQuiz_070501[7][0] = new Array("Which eccentric billionaire has pledged to put all the profits garnered from one business unit over the next decade – or an estimated $3 billion – toward environmental causes?"); GREENQuiz_070501[7].answer = "Richard Branson is the correct answer. Branson, whose holdings include airlines and rail interests, has pledged to commit all profits from his transportation business to fighting global warming. Still, with a realistic substitute for jet fuel still far from reality, don’t expect to see Branson’s 747s to be flying on alternative fuel sources any time soon."; GREENQuiz_070501[7][1] = new Array("Bill Gates",'',0); GREENQuiz_070501[7][2] = new Array("Richard Branson",'',1); GREENQuiz_070501[7][3] = new Array("Oprah Winfrey",'',0); GREENQuiz_070501[7][4] = new Array("Warren Buffett",'',0); GREENQuiz_070501[8] = new Array(); GREENQuiz_070501[8][0] = new Array("Which company said earlier this year that it would stop funding groups skeptical of global warming, arguing that its position on the topic had been “misunderstood”?"); GREENQuiz_070501[8].answer = "Exxon Mobil is the correct answer. The oil giant made the pledge after the company’s involvement in the groups was made public."; GREENQuiz_070501[8][1] = new Array("IBM",'',0); GREENQuiz_070501[8][2] = new Array("Exxon Mobil",'',1); GREENQuiz_070501[8][3] = new Array("Starbucks",'',0); GREENQuiz_070501[8][4] = new Array("Halliburton",'',0); GREENQuiz_070501[9] = new Array(); GREENQuiz_070501[9][0] = new Array("What does Jason LeVecke, owner of 52 Carl’s Jr. franchises in Arizona, plan to do with cooking oil used for things like making French fries?"); GREENQuiz_070501[9].answer = "Use it to power his company’s vehicles is the correct answer. LeVecke has promised to run his entire vehicle fleet on a mix of diesel and discarded vegetable oil by 2010. The fast-food restaurant owner said the move is aimed at reducing dependence on foreign oil."; GREENQuiz_070501[9][1] = new Array("Recycle it into fertilizer",'',0); GREENQuiz_070501[9][2] = new Array("Re-use it to make more fries, thus reducing waste",'',0); GREENQuiz_070501[9][3] = new Array("Use it to power his company’s vehicles",'',1); GREENQuiz_070501[9][4] = new Array("Sell it to Burger King",'',0); GREENQuiz_070501[10] = new Array(); GREENQuiz_070501[10][0] = new Array("What product are some high-end restaurants no longer stocking, in the name of environmental friendliness?"); GREENQuiz_070501[10].answer = "Bottled water is the correct answer. Restaurants including Berkeley, Calif.’s famed Chez Panisse have turned on the spigot, and turned away the Perrier, as part of efforts to cut down on environmental effects of packaging and transporting bottled water. Instead, some are offering filtered tap water or even installing their own carbonation machines for those that prefer the bubbly variety."; GREENQuiz_070501[10][1] = new Array("Escargot",'',0); GREENQuiz_070501[10][2] = new Array("To-go boxes",'',0); GREENQuiz_070501[10][3] = new Array("Paper menus",'',0); GREENQuiz_070501[10][4] = new Array("Bottled water",'',1); GREENQuiz_070501.profiles = new Array();var i=0; GREENQuiz_070501.profiles[i++]= new Array(0,19,"
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