STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
Chapter 6
- Identify 3 sources of emissions reduced at Interface.
- What 4 facets of the physical environment are most impacted by emissions?
- What is C2C?
- Why are end-of-pipe solutions unsustainable?
- What is CO2?
- Why is excess CO2 in the atmosphere a problem?
- What are the 1st and 2nd laws of thermodynamics?
- Why does understanding these laws of thermodynamics help business people to think more effectively about their waste and emissions reductions?
- What is SARA 313?
- What is ISO 14001?
- What do you think about your water being polluted with chemicals, drugs, toxins?
Chapter 8
- What is recycling?
- What are the 3R’s?
- What is closed loop recycling?
- How has recycling benefitted Interface (p. 121-122)?
- How would recycling benefit other companies in the manufacturing or service sectors?
- What is a nega-watt?
Chapter 9
- Why does oil and politics stand at the crossroads of three deepening crises?
- What are these 3 crises?
- What is a carbon offset?
- What are 4 forms of transportation used at Interface (and all other global companies)?
- What are 3 types of fossil fuels?
- What is net zero carbon?
- What is dematerialization by conscious design?
- What is the US EPA’s SmartWay Transport Program?
- What companies other than Interface use this program?
- Identify 5 suggestions of this program.
