What is Your Green IQ?
With Big Al and the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change taking home the Nobel Prize this year, there is more talk than ever about green solutions, carbon footprints, and having a green IQ. So, what is your green IQ?
You can take the GreenIQ.com Quiz and see how green you are. The quiz factors in your carbon impact as well as your environmental impact and runs it through some scientifically calculated tools to give you a look at your part in the ever-churning world. You put in information about your transportation, home and general lifestyle.
After you calculate your Green IQ, you can use the free site to find tips on how to incorporate good habits into your lifestyle that will actually make a positive impact on the world around you. The tips are organized room by room. I’m looking at the bathroom Tips right now. Did you know that by making your daily shower shorter by just two minutes, you save 5 gallons of water? Think about five gallon jugs lined up side-by-side. That’s a good bit of water.
No matter what you r politics are, living your life in ways that save natural resources should be an important part of your life. We all share this earth, no matter what our creed.
Great site. Lots of interesting, useful ideas in one spot. I took the quiz and got my result, but the problem is that there is nothing to compare it to on the site. No range, no typical household rate or other comparable information. It did say my score was near carbon-neutral. I’m surprised because I have a long commute by car 4 days most weeks, and this past month I took a plane trip to visit family. But I do have a high mileage car and recently switch my electric to all green source power. And I try to conserve. I also have switched to more organics and local produce. There’s this great produce/grocery service called pioneerorganics.com I receive the organic fruits/veggies/groceries delivered every two weeks and it’s been a little more expensive for some items but so nice to have excellent produce and groceries waiting for me when I get home from work.
What kind of conservation or “green” changes have you made in Florida, Ang? I would think that you could live off of local produce there year round. Right now, most of the local produce is limited to potatoes, apples, pears, squash and a few other items. I can order produce from elsewhere, and I do, but I’m looking forward to the plentiful local produce in late spring and summer.
I should have mentioned that I suspected the IQ ratings would be heavy on what kind of car your drive and lightbulb choices, etc.
I am trying to switch over to driving my Hyundai more than the van. I have to find a way to afford insuring both. I do not drive at all unless I can combine errands. Local produce is a huge plus here in Florida, you are correct. We have two seasons a year for strawberries and tomatoes. A lot of other produce has a longer growing season. There are tons of hydroponic greenhouses here and up in Alachua county, where I used to live, they have a massive organic produce industry.
I would love to hear more about how you switched over to totally green energy!