Green Jobs Quiz
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1) A job is not considered Green if?
The job conserves energy by using recycled materials
The job uses wood from a sustainable harvested forest
The job leads to the creation of renewable energy
None of the Above
2. Which of the following items is a goal of the green economy?
Improve public health by reducing environmental pollution
Increase the ability to reuse & recycle the material created in current waste streams
Strengthen the production & distribution capacity of local businesses
All of the Above
3. Which of the following items is not a renewable source of energy?
Geothermal Power
Hydropower
Nuclear Power
Solar Power
4. Which of the following items would enable a government to become a “Green Economy Enabler”?
A goal of a 20% reduction in building carbon emissions by the year 2020
3% low interest loans for home weatherization with free energy audits to homeowners
Providing incentives that can help city residents turn city owned empty lots, roof tops, and vacant building into thriving new green businesses
All of the Above
5. What is a Green Business?
A business is green when it uses clean renewable energy as its main source of power for extraction, manufacturing, distribution and/or disposal of its products.
A business is green when it reuses or recycles products that are created via previous waste streams, thus reducing landfills and pollution caused by incineration.
A business is green when it does not use toxic metals and petrochemicals in its products such as cleaning products, dyes, paints, adhesives, fertilizers, etc.
All of the Above
6. What is the important ecological by product of sustainable energy?
It will reduce US dependence on foreign oil
It will reduce the amount of CO2 released into the atmosphere
It will reduce the US trade deficit
None of the Above
7. Which of the following practices will be bolstered by the Green Economy?
Fair Trade
Extended Producer Responsibility
All large scale construction developments will have to be sustainable
All of the Above
8. Why does the Green Job Movement offer so much promise to Americans?
Green-collar jobs tend to be local
All that is required for an entry level position is a high school diploma
Some green collar jobs are a bridge to high-skilled professional jobs or entrepreneurial opportunities
All of the Above
9. A 2005 survey by the National Association of Manufacturers revealed that?
There is a moderate to severe shortage of qualified, skilled production employees like machinists and technicians.
This labor shortage is only likely to get more severe as baby-boomers skilled in current energy technologies retire; in the power sector, for example, nearly one-quarter of the current workforce will be eligible for retirement in the next five years.
Shortages of untrained green collar job workers are a leading barrier to renewable energy and energy efficiency growth.
All of the Above
10. Which of the following jobs could not be a Green job?
Water and energy retrofits of city buildings
Urban organic farming
Working on an offshore oil rig
All of the above
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