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Are you a Green Wonk?

Question 1 of 5 How many trees are on AU's campus?

More than 1000
More than 1500
More than 2000
More than 2500

Question 2 of 5 How many liters of water does it take to produce one liter of bottled water?

Question 3 of 5 What does AU not do?

Compost food in TDR
Recycle batteries, cell phones, ink cartridges and computer waste
Maintain a green roof on the new SIS building
Purchase renewable energy credits for 100% of our energy consumption

Question 4 of 5 What is the average daily water consumption of an American?

50 gallons
100 gallons
150 gallons
200 gallons

Question 5 of 5 The 15 million hectares (50,000 sq mi) of rainforest cut down each year is approximately the size of?

New York
Oregon
Maryland
Kansas

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