Quiz 2:Environmental Ethics

A local business has recently opened and created thousands of new jobs in the area. You have evidence that they have been dumping toxic chemicals in the river, hurting the wildlife. If you go to the police they will shut down and all the jobs will be lost. What do you do?

• Still report to the police

• Do not report because afraid many will loose job

• Ignore. Nothing has to do with me

You have just finished eating a tasty takeaway and need to get rid of the wrapper. There is no bin in sight but you have a bag you can keep the wrapper in until you find a bin. What would you do?

• Keep the trash in bag until you find a bin

• Just throw any area that people cannot see (e.g.: under table, in the drain etc)

• Just throw anywhere you want

In a supermarket you can buy either normal cheap vegetable or expensive organic ones. The organic ones have not used pesticides and are farmed sustainably. Which one do you buy?

• Normal, Cheap vegetables

• Expensive, organic vegetables

You live in the desert and it is always really hot. You have air conditioning to keep your house cool otherwise it is really uncomfortable. When you get back from school the air conditioning takes half an hour to cool down the house and stop you sweating. Do you leave the air conditioning on all day so you don't have to wait that half an hour?

• Leave the air conditioning on all day

• Turn on once you arrived and wait for half an hour

The local council has decided to start using green energy and wants to build a wind farm about a mile away from your house. You will be able to see the wind farm from your windows and it will make a faint humming noise in high winds. Do you sign a petition to stop the wind farm being built?

• Yes

• No

• Ignore. Nothing to do with me.