Briefly discuss the relationship between NAFTA and environmental protection
What will be an ideal response?
NAFTA was set up to promote free trade among the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Yet, it is possible that if the environmental laws of any of the participating nations were viewed as a barrier to trade and development, they could be overturned. Also, there is the obvious fear that industries might relocate to whichever nations have the weakest environmental laws to increase their profit. The tri-national Commission on Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has made an exhaustive study to see if these fears are based in reality. Their findings in general have been that NAFTA has been environmentally neutral to slightly positive and that governmental regulating agencies should stay tuned to trade developments and look for ways to encourage win-win scenarios between free trade and environmental quality.
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What will be an ideal response?
This photograph shows light-colored granite and darker diorite (both igneous rocks). Which of the following statements is true?
A) The light-colored unit is younger because granite is more continental than diorite.
B) The diorite is older because its weathered surfaces are darker.
C) The granite is younger because it crosscuts the diorite.
D) All of these are correct.
What is considered to be the world's most important commercial product?
a. algin b. fish
c. seaweed for consumption d. bycatch e. drugs
The effects of increased confining pressure upon rock deformation include:
a. a change to brittle behavior b. a decrease in strength c. more rapid deformation d. none of the above