Memorize these and recognize 23.0% of all Environment clues.
| # | Answer | Count | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ozone | 4 | The 1987 Montreal Protocol limits "substances that deplete" this in the atmosphere |
| 2 | lead | 4 | This pollutant once used in gasoline & paint can lower the IQ of the person breathing its vapors |
| 3 | carbon dioxide | 4 | Using natural gas as a fuel releases half as much of this greenhouse gas as coal |
| 4 | the Sierra Club | 3 | Founded in Calif. in 1892, this pro-environment group now has 180,000 members nationwide |
| 5 | asbestos | 3 | A dangerous indoor air pollutant is particles from this nonflammable material once used in insulation |
| 6 | acid rain | 3 | Weather phenomenon that's been killing wildlife in lakes |
| 7 | Love Canal | 3 | People living near this Niagara Falls, NY dump site had to abandon their homes |
| 8 | the spotted owl | 2 | In 1995 the Supreme Court ruled the government could ban logging to protect this Pacific NW bird |
| 9 | the Amazon | 2 | On a single day a satellite observed 7,603 fires burning the rain forests of this river basin |
| 10 | Rio de Janeiro | 2 | Al Gore was one of the speakers at the 1992 U.N. Earth Summit held in this South American city |
| 11 | Rainforests | 2 | When assassinated in 1988, Chico Mendes had devoted his life to protecting these places |
| 12 | Rachel Carson | 2 | A pioneer work on ecological problems was her "Silent Spring" |
| 13 | plastic | 2 | In 1997 Charles Moore saw millions of pieces of this material while sailing—he'd found the Great Pacific Garbage Patch |
| 14 | Greenpeace | 2 | Founded in 1971 to protest U.S. nuclear weapon testing in Alaska, it broadened its scope to the world |
| 15 | DDT | 2 | In 1948, Paul Mueller received a Nobel Prize for developing this now-banned insecticide |
| 16 | coal | 2 | In 2018 the U.K. ran without this fossil fuel for 3 consecutive days for the first time since the 19th century |
| 17 | catalytic converters | 2 | The use of these devices in cars has cut down on carbon monoxide emissions in the U.S., Canada & Japan |
| 18 | carbon monoxide | 2 | ( Anna Coren of CNN gives the clue from a hazy Beijing.) Beijing's air pollution has been somewhat improved thanks to more modern cars in the city, wh... |
| 19 | Alaska | 2 | In 1980 the U.S. Congress set aside 17 million acres of land in this state as a permanent wilderness |
| 20 | (Izaak) Walton | 2 | A conservation organization is named for this 1653 author of "The Compleat Angler" |
| 21 | tuna fishing | 2 | In 1990 this industry announced it would become dolphin-safe |
| 22 | the Everglades | 2 | In May 1994 Florida Governor Lawton Chiles signed a bill to clean up this famous marshland |
| 23 | the EPA (the Environmental Protection Agency) | 2 | It was created by the federal government in 1970 to bring all the pollution control programs together |
| 24 | the Dust Bowl | 2 | ( Bill Nye presents the clue.) America's Heartland could soon experience a reboot of this drought & wind-induced environmental catastrophe from nearly... |
| 25 | the dodo | 2 | From Portuguese word for "silly", this flightless bird has been extinct for 300 years |
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