Exam 16: Extension 2: Focus on: Environmental Policy

The 12 members of Congress who were defeated following agitation by environmental activists were dubbed __________.

What is a negative externality?

Regulation opponents are more concerned about protecting __________.

World Environment Day is celebrated on what date?

What is one of the major greenhouse gases the global community is trying to reduce?

What was the political reason for President Obama's support for clean coal and biofuels?

What is the regeneration?

What is the green economy?

A federal law that levies taxes on chemical and petroleum industries that endanger public health is popularly called __________.

The development, implementation and enforcement of environmental laws, policies and regulations involving people and treating them fairly is called __________.

The Obama administration refers to global warming as __________.

At the federal level, how many cabinet departments deal with environmental oversight?

In African and Latin American countries, the production of corn is expected to be reduced by __________ percent because of global climate change.

To save federal funds, President Bush transferred environmental regulation from the federal government to __________.

How does the government protect the public from industrial pollution and at the same time promote economic growth? Provide a specific example.

Which of the following presidents established the Environmental Protection Agency?

How have environmental justice issues impacted society?

A prime example of scientific findings being overridden by ideology is President __________.

The conservation movement started in the late nineteenth century due to concerns about the effects of the __________.

What does the bubble concept allow companies to do?