"Eating one pound of steak causes the same greenhouse gas emissions as driving X miles in a car," read the first question of a scavenger hunt Saturday.
The team of students that guessed "15" as the correct answer rushed off to the Dinky to sign their names on a poster and copy a statistic about greenhouse gas emissions.
Those who guessed wrong were sent to the parking garage, losing time in a race to find answers to all seven questions concerning energy production and use, habitat destruction and international policy in relation to global warming.
Organized by the Princeton Environmental Network as a part of Ben & Jerry's One Sweet Whirled Global Warming Campaign, the scavenger hunt was the latest event in the network's fall campaign to educate students about global warming and the ways individuals can reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
The campus awareness drive was part of a national effort sponsored by the Dave Matthews Band, Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream and SaveOurEnvironment.org, a coalition of the nation's top 20 environment advocacy groups.
Gift certificates for Ben & Jerry's ice cream, Dave Matthews Band compact discs and other prizes awaited the winners.
"The One Sweet Whirled campaign urges people to make a pledge to reduce their personal carbon dioxide emissions by 2,000 pounds," said Lauren Siciliano '05, Princeton Environmental Action president and the campus representative of the One Sweet Whirled campaign in a press release.
By taking a pledge to "Fight Global Warming: Lose 2,000 Pounds!" participants agree to reduce their personal carbon dioxide emissions by 5 percent by making changes such as doing laundry in cold or warm water rather than hot, turning off a computer when it is not in use and recycling.
The fall campaign has also included the distribution of information packets at the Frist Campus Center and a contest to win a lifetime supply of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream.
The winner will be drawn tomorrow from those who have submitted three ways to reduce carbon dioxide emissions or who have put three ideas on a poster and brought it to 118 Blair Hall.
"We hope that particularly through the scavenger hunt, students will realize their individual impact and the impact of the University on global warming and how even an individual can combat global warming," Siciliano said.
However, some question the relevance of the fight against global warming and the effectiveness of targeting individuals.
"Even the scientific community has not reached a conclusion on whether global warming is a threat," said Evan Baehr '05, College Republicans vice president. "I don't think that increasing awareness on an individual level will have any influence at all.
"Substantive debate and discussion about national reform and worldwide policy reforms would be a better way to approach this issue," he said.
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