Why doescutting down forests to clear land for cattle grazing have an especially strong impact on global climate?
What will be an ideal response?
Global climate change is linked to greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide and methane. Trees reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, while cattle produce methane, so reducing the number of trees and increasing the number of cattle multiples the impact on climate change.
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a. commercial b. educational c. holiday d. interstate e. local
Justice John Harlan was a proponent of total incorporation
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Building a highway is an example of substantive policy
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 _________________________________
A) gave the FCC the power to regulate indecent material B) required broadcasters to provide public affairs programming under the "fairness doctrine" C) extended the power of the FCC to include regulation of print media D) promoted the equal time rule E) deregulated cable television providers and eliminated monopolies by local phone companies