Sustainability Quizzes Online & Trivia

Rehabilitation of an existing building-rehabilitation is economically sustainable. comparing spending 1 million on rehab to one million in new construction: -5-9 more construction jobs will be created with rehab -4.7 more jobs will be created elsewhere with rehab rhonda sincavage with the national trust explains that, working on historic buildings is more labor intensive than new construction and therefore comparably creates more jobs. and, if a greater percentage of money is going toward labor instead of materials, that means more dollars stay in the local economy. the economic impacts dont stop with the completion of a single project. think about a place you know an anchor project may likely have sparked the reinvestment, but chances are, there were several projects that contributed to revitalization of an area. what about when these projects are completed? historic buildings attract small business. since commercial rents tend to be more affordable in older and historic buildings, historic preservation acts as a natural incubator for small and start-up businesses, which currently are the biggest sector for job growth.

1. energy efficient appliances -2. tray-less dining-3. compostable and recyclable food/beverage containers -4. interior decorated with environmentally friendly paints and adhesives-5. low waste generation through comprehensive recycling and composting-6. seasonal menus from locally-produced food-7. food produced using humane labor practices-feedback: all of the above. each week, the caf� @ rios chefs contact local farmers, ranchers and artisans to see what products are at the peak of freshness. these products are featured in daily specials in the caf�, allowing the chefs creative freedom to use what is being harvested from local farms in our community. by developing partnerships with local producers , the caf� is stimulating the local economy while reducing food miles. in turn, the caf� receives and prepares better tasting ingredients. students in rio salados sustainable food systems program also contribute to our fresh product selection. vegetables grown as part of the organic gardening class are prepared and served in the caf�. the caf� @ rio bridges the gap between consumer and sustainable producer. through education, both students and caf� guests will help alter sustainable food practices by increasing the number of consumers who are committed to sustainable food production and consumption.

When an organism comes to a new habitat that has a lot of resources When pressures on a population are removed

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Recyclables placed in the garbage bins all goes to landfill and will not get sorted for recycling. So please place all your recyclables in the recycling bin for them to be recycled.

Make a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers

A drought causes grasses to decline, which reduces the number of grasshoppers. In turn, this reduces the number of shrews

Global Warming Potential (The amount of global warming different chemicals produce relative to CO2)

Reduce by half the population of People without access to safe drinking water

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Bdollar.-most historic districts really do have great trees; however, what buyers may most pleased about is that they often have more choices and typically get more house per dollar in a historic district than a new development. some fear the maintenance issues with old buildings; however, all buildings require maintenance, no matter their age. maintenance free materials and the maintenenace-free house are a myth. in general, older buildings were constructed to last much longer than new buildings and so if properly maintained will require less money and headache to keep up then a new house constructed of inferior materials.

15%Coal (35%) and gas (28.5%) still dominated in 2013. Some of the growth in renewable electricity was because of an increase in the amount of electricity generated by burning biomass in power stations. In 2011, energy company RWE Npower converted a coal-fired power station to woodpellets but this later closed due to issues over Government subsidies. Wind energy increase significantly partly due to opening of new installations but also because 2013 was a very windy year. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/266415/renewables.pdf http://www.carbonbrief.org/blog/2013/10/uk-renewable-generation-reaches-record-high-for-a-bit/