THE LIFESTYLE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT QUIZ SCORES

Question

answer

score

answer

score

answer

score

answer

score

answer

score

1. Do you have a car?

yes, sole use

10

yes, shared

5

no

0

 

 

 

 

2. km/week driven

<5

0

5-100

3

100-200

6

200-500

12

>500

18

3. gas mileage

no car

0

<8

2

8-12

4

12-16

6

> 16

8

4. Car-pool to work?

yes

0

no

5

n/a

2

If you typically walk or bike, score 0 for each of questions 4, 5 and 6.

5. Bus to work?

yes

0

no

5

n/a

2

6. Walk or bike

yes

0

no

5

n/a

2

7. Hours computer on

0

0

1-4

1

5-9

2

10-14

3

15-24

5

8. Hours TV on

0

0

1-4

1

5-9

2

10-14

3

15-24

5

9. Hours stereo on

0

0

1-4

1

5-9

2

10-14

3

15-24

5

10. Turn lights off?

always

0

usually

2

seldom

5

 

 

 

 

11. Loads of laundry

0-1

0

2

2

3

4

4 or more

6

 

 

 

12. Recycling

always

0

usually

2

not usually

4

 almost never

8

 

 

13. Garbage/wk (cans)

< ¼ 

0

< ½

4

1

8

>1

16

 

 

14. Coffee cup

reusable

0

styro/paper

6

no coffee/tea

0

 

 

 

 

 

15. Leave water running?

yes

4

no

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

16. Time in shower (min.)

<30

0

30-60

3

60-90

6

> 90

10

 

 

17. Less than full laundry/dishwasher

never

0

 sometimes

4

 frequently

 8

 

 

 

 

18. Water for kg  beef

<500

8

~ 1000

6

~ 5000

4

~10,000

2

>10,000

0

19. Your diet

Vegan

0

vegetarian

1

some meat

4

lots of meat

10

 

 

     

20. Weekend activity (count all of these that you do more 4 times a year)

drive more than 200 km

15

fly to another city

20

go to the mall

8

go camping etc.

6

run/hike etc. from home

0

 

Score

 

>150 Ouch!!

 125-150

Typical Canadian

75-125

Keep trying

50-75

Well done!

0-50

Friend of the environment!!