List seven things you can do to influence environmental policy
What will be an ideal response?
1. Become informed on issues.
2. Make your views known at public hearings.
3. Make your views known to elected officials.
4. Contribute money and time to candidates for office.
5. Vote.
6. Run for office (especially at the local level).
7. Form or join NGOs seeking environmental changes.
8. Support election reform that reduces the influence of corporations and wealthy individuals.
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What term or phrase describes the process of including the harmful environmental and health costs in the market prices of goods and services?
A. full cost pricing B. discount economics C. immediate gratification D. shifting costs
Although considerable variation exists around the world, globally the percent of fossil fuels that are used for the primary energy supply is more than
A) 85%. B) 60%. C) 50%. D) 35%.
What are the most rapidly growing age groups in Europe, Russia, Japan, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand?
A) infants (younger than 1) B) children (ages 2 to 12) C) teenagers D) middle-aged and the elderly E) none of the above are growing in these countries
One important consequence of global warming is that Earth's climatic zones are expected to shift. Which of the following would affect large parts of Earth's population as winters arrive later and end earlier?
A. shortening of the agricultural growing season B. increased flooding during the winter months C. colder winters D. less sunlight during the agricultural growing season E. less melt water to sustain streams during the summer months