How could higher gasoline taxes be justified, considering the principles of sustainability?
What will be an ideal response?
A number of hidden gasoline costs not included in the price of gasoline include government subsidies and tax breaks for oil companies, car manufacturers, and road builders; defense spending to secure access to Middle East oil supplies; costs of pollution control and cleanup; and higher medical bills and health insurance premiums resulting from illnesses caused by air and water pollution from the production and use of motor vehicles.One way to include more of these hidden costs in the market price is through higher gasoline taxes. This would implement the full-cost pricing principle of sustainability.
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The Pyrenees Mountains create a natural boundary between France and:
A. Spain. B. Italy. C. Germany. D. Belgium.
Reexamine the map on the left side of Figure 5.24. Rocks of this age in southern Michigan and northwestern Ohio provided large quantities of oil and natural gas in the early 1900s
However, no oil is found in rocks of this age in eastern Pennsylvania. Use the information in the map to propose a hypothesis for why oil and natural gas are found in rocks of this age in one location but not the other. What will be an ideal response?
Look at the photos in Figure 19.44. What actions could have been taken to diminish the property loss that is evident in these views?
What will be an ideal response?
Approximately what percent of farmlands are losing soil quicker than it can be formed?
A) 15 B) 25 C) 35 D) 45 E) 55