How Big of a Climate Champion Are You?

Buildings

Not all climate actions are alike. Want to see how your climate actions measure up? Take the City of Iowa City's quiz to see how you score. Questions are weighted based on their climate or resilience impact.

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* 1. Have you replaced your 5 most frequently used lights with LEDs?

5 of my most frequently used lights are LEDs

All of my lights are LEDs

Most of my lights are not LEDs

Did you know LEDs use at least 75% less energy and last 25 times longer than incandescent lights? -U.S. Department of Energy

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* 2. Do you air dry your clothes on a clothes line or clothes horse?

At least 50% of the time

All the time

I use an electric or gas dryer

Did you know one load of laundry in the dryer is equivalent to leaving one LED light on for roughly 13 days? -New York Times

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* 3. Are you adjusting your thermostat to 68 degrees F during the winter?

Yes, I adjust mine manually

Yes, I use a programmable thermostat

I do not make a conscious effort to adjust my thermostat

I do not have control over the temperature of my thermostat

Did you know you can save as much as 10% on heating by turning your thermostat 7-10 degrees lower than its normal setting for 8 hours a day? -U.S. Department of Energy