1. It’s a hot summer day. You’re walking around downtown, swigging on an ice cold pop. You finish your drink. What do you do?
a) throw your can on the street?
b) toss your can into the garbage?
c) wait for the nearest recycling box and get rid of it?
d) rip your can open with your teeth, turn it into a sharp Frisbee and aim for the next flying object you see?
2. It’s almost the end of the week, and everyone in your house has been complaining about running low on their favourite foods. It’s been decided it’s grocery shopping time. Do you:
a) buy only products made in other countries?
b) read the labels and pick a mixture of local and imported foods?
c) insist on buying local foods and supporting local farmers?
d) buy only chocolate, pop, and cheetos… that’s what people mean by the main food groups, right?
3. It’s your birthday in a month. You really, really love presents, and have been helping your friends and family to remember by informing them how many shopping days they have left. Do you:
a) ask for one, hard-to-find, really expensive, and exotic item?
b) ask for some green gadgets and some must-have items that are not eco-friendly?
c) distribute a list of green presents you’d prefer to receive?
d) expect every person you’ve ever met to buy you a present?
4. It’s about that time. You’re back at school, the weather’s changing and you need new clothes. What’s on your wardobe wishlist?
a) Italian leather, South African t-shirts, and Made-in-China accessories.
b) some organic items and those killer jeans you just had to have!
c) organic cotton tees, hemp pants, and Birkenstocks.
d) clothes? who needs clothes, really. The birthday suit is the new black!
5. It’s stiflingly hot outside and you stop by your local corner store for a slushie. The air conditioning’s on, but the doors wide open. Do you:
a) stand inside and take in the coolness of the atmosphere and leave?
b) stand inside and take in the coolness but suggest the owner close the door?
c) do not purchase any item from the store in protest and tell the owner to close the door?
d) take full advantage of the air conditioning by striping down to your underwear and hanging out in there all day?
6. It’s your chill time and you decide you want to watch some TV. You switch on your television, and there’s a feature on global warming. Do you:
a) groan “boring!”, and then immediately change the channel so you can catch Heroes?
b) watch the piece, think about the issue and maybe mention it at the dinner table?
c) become motivated to join a climate change group, and talk about our environmental challenges to everyone you see?
d) keep your tv on forevermore in solidarity?
7. You’ve finally gotten your license. It seemed like this day would never come. Now that you can actually drive, what would your first choice of a car be?
a) a smoking hot sports car or SUV.
b) a small car thats good on gas and gets you where you need to go.
c) a hybrid please.
d) any car you can steal, and pronto!
8. You’ve been working all year round to save up for a trip of a lifetime. It’s starting to look like a reality and you begin planning where you’re going to go. Do you:
a) Fly fly fly, because planes are fun and you can sing “I’m Leaving on a Jet Plane” to all your friends?
b) Examine your options, but fly for the sake of convenience?
c) Drive if possible and only fly if you have to; if you can’t avoid flying, you buy carbon offsets?
d) invest in a teleportation device you saw someone selling on the late night shopping channel?
Find out what your eco-karma is! Tally up your results, and read the sidebar to find out how you’re doing.
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Mostly A’s: An environmental disaster
Your eco-karma is horribly low. The environment is likely one of the last things you think about when making decisions. But don’t worry, it’s easy to rack up karmic brownie points. You’ll definitely get at least a couple each time you visit this site. But hey, try thinking about the environment for at least one decision a week.
Mostly B’s: You’re getting warmer...
Your eco-karma is at a medium level. While you sometimes consider the environment when making decisions, sometimes life just gets in the way of your effect on the planet. That’s okay, keep at it. Any positive change is a step in the right direction.
Mostly C’s: Kermit was so wrong
Congratulations! Your eco-karma is so strong, it rubs off on everyone around you. Environmentally-conscious thinking is second nature to you - keep up the great work and spread the message!
Mostly D’s: Green is more than a colour
Seriously, are you for real?
