Question

which of these factors would help the environment?
a. betty drinks only bottled water instead of soda.
b. greg changes all of the light bulbs in the office to energy efficient bulbs.
c. john keeps his off topic conversations down to 10 minutes a day.
d. doug turns the air conditioning down to cool the office during the hot summer months.
please select the best answer from the choices provided

Explanation:

• Option a: Drinking bottled water instead of soda doesn't directly help the environment. Bottled water production has its own environmental impacts (e.g., plastic waste from bottles).
• Option b: Energy - efficient bulbs consume less electricity. Reduced electricity consumption means less demand on power plants, which can lead to lower greenhouse gas emissions (if the power is from fossil - fuel - based plants) and less resource use in electricity generation.
• Option c: Keeping off - topic conversations down to 10 minutes a day has no direct environmental benefit. It may be related to work efficiency but not the environment.
• Option d: Turning the air - conditioning down to cool the office might seem counter - intuitive. If the air - conditioning is set too low, it has to work harder (consume more energy) to maintain the temperature. But if “turns the air - conditioning down” means raising the temperature setting (e.g., from 18°C to 25°C), then it would save energy. However, the description “to cool the office” is a bit ambiguous. If it means making it cooler (lower temperature), it would consume more energy.

Answer:

B. Greg changes all of the light bulbs in the office to energy efficient bulbs.