Answers to Really Important Questions

King County's new EcoConsumer ads remind us to ask ourselves these Really Important Questions: How do I shop green? What is my carbon footprint? What would really happen if I stopped driving to work? Can I still have a good life if I buy less stuff? How can I make my home healthy?

Watch the new EcoConsumer ads

The following videos are offered in Windows Media variable speed format (free download available) and Real Media variable speed format (free download available). Choose your preferred format below:

 

"Really Important Questions" TV ad – 30-second version (Windows Media)
(Also available in Real Media format)

"Really Important Questions" TV ad – 15-second version (Windows Media)
(Also available in Real Media format)

Note: this content will be made available in alternate formats for people with disabilities upon request.

Resources related to new EcoConsumer ads

These resources will help answer those Really Important Questions:

Green shopping

Consumer Reports - Greener Choices http://www.greenerchoices.org (external)
Co-op America http://www.coopamerica.org (external)

Carbon footprint

Carbon footprint calculators for individuals and households http://www.greenerchoices.org/globalwarmingathome.cfm?page=Toolkit (external)
Check a company's climate scorecard http://www.climatecounts.org (external)

Driving less

King County Transit - Travel options http://metro.kingcounty.gov/tops/travops.html (external)
Puget Sound Clean Air Agency http://www.pscleanair.org/actions/vehicles/transportation.aspx (external)

Buying less

Center for a New American Dream http://www.newdream.org (external)
Sarah Susanka - "Not So Big" http://www.notsobig.com (external)

Making your home healthy

Washington Toxics Coalition http://www.watoxics.org/homes-and-gardens (external)
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services - Household Products Database http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/ (external)

Global warming information resources

Global warming background - New York Times http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/science/topics/globalwarming/index.html (external)
Climate change info for kids - US. Environmental Protection Agency http://epa.gov/climatechange/kids (external)

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