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| what did family circle name jacksonville arkansas |
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| one of the worst places to live in 1992 |
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| what was the jacksonville arkansas disaster called |
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| the toxic nightmare on main street |
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| what was the name of the chemical company that closed in 1987 in jacksonville arkansas |
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| how many acres of contaminated soil were left after vertac left |
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| what was found in the soil in jacksonville |
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| 25-5t which has been banned since 1976, known to cause birth defects |
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| what did bill clinton approve to do in arknasas in 1992 |
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| how much did the fed charge arkansas a day if they didnt meet the burn quota |
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| what did the epa place the jacksonville site on |
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| a superfund list. the 2003 superfund money has been gone |
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who gets what, when, where, how
authoritive allocation of resources and values |
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| natural sources and human sources |
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| human sources of pollution can be summaried into what two parts |
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| inadvertent and advertent |
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| what is the logic of collective action |
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| a theory of political science and economics of concentrated benefits versus diffuse costs |
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| what are examples of public goods |
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indivisible
permanent
big ticket items |
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| what is the conspiracy theory of pollution |
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| fat cats act in self-interest (logic of collective action) |
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| what is the economic perspective on the environment |
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| costs, supply and demand, return interest |
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| what is the science perspective on the environment |
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| what is the political economic perspective on the environment |
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| functions of the state; sovereignty |
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| what is the first law of environmentalism & ecologicalism |
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| everything is connected to everything else |
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| what is the second law of environmentalism & ecologicalism |
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| the whole is greater than its parts |
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| what is the third law of environmentalism & ecologicalism |
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| what puts nature > humans |
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| what are features of ecologicalism |
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| resources are scarce, limits to growth, interdependance, finite, not real big on technology, sustainability |
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| lack of environmental crisis arguments |
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scientists disagree
technology is the savior
credibility of research
cycles
humans aren't major influence (env't factors)
"doom" sells
business/ economy
soverignty |
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| what are the three main environmental events that occurred in 1988-1989 |
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florida everglades had high quality of mercury
lake superior had pesticide on isle royale, pesticide had been banned in US since 1972
arkansas had to destroy 400,000 chickens because of heptachlor pesticide banned in US since 1978 |
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| what river in cleveland caught fire in 1969 |
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| what was the largest accidental oil spill in US histroy |
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| deepwater horizon oil spill |
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| how has spending on the environment gone since 1980 |
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| its increased a little bit but doenst count for inflation |
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| what have we gotten better at percentage wise in the past few decades |
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conservation and land management up 3X
pollution control is down 23%
water pollution is down 50% |
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| what has the staff size increased to in the epa since 1980 |
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| from 13,000 to only 18,000 and more responsibilities too |
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| envronmental performance index. rates all countries |
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| whats usa's rank in climate change performance index |
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| amount of nature it takes to sustain yourself for a year. North america is always at the top of this list |
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| why is environment policy best for just states |
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less red tape
smaller issues
better knowledge
diversity among states
innovations at state level |
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| why is environment policy best for the fed level |
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unity in regulations
envt doesnt stop at state level
duplication of services
discrimination |
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| what is a technique of federal/state control |
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link federal funding to all state programs for a certain goal
ex: civil rights act |
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| what good about a preemption mandate |
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permitting
green taxes
emissions trading
disclosure mandates |
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| whats bad about premption mandates |
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| forcing/encouraging change thru people, social, political |
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| germination in the 1600 to early 1800s |
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| passage by plymouth colony on sale of timber. william penn said for every 5 cleared acres of land must leave one untouched. |
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| envirnoment 1700s - 1800s |
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| environment went from hostile to loved. colonies passed laws to protect game. erie canal in 1835. 1864 yosemite discovered as a state park. 1870 congress set aside 2 million acres. 1872 natioanl arbor day. 1871 sportsman magazine |
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| 1890's preservationist who dealt with yosemite valley. progressive movement |
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| who said "protect, but use" a conservationist. argued for multi-use and sustainable yield 1900 - 1965 |
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| what was the name of the conference led by gifford pinchot in 1908 |
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| national conversation association |
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| why did the environment grow in the 60's |
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nuclear weapons
globalization
fdr new deal (expansion of fed money)
land and water conversation 1964 |
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| what began in the 1970's and what happened |
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environmental movement began.
love canal and 3 mile island happened |
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| what was significant about the 1980's |
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| a bill about superfund sites passes |
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| when was nevada chosen as a nuclear waste site and still hasnt been used |
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| how much did regan cut epa funding in the 1980s |
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| what mechanism did regan use to slow down relegation on the environment |
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| council of economic cempetivness |
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| who did regan appoint to epa chief |
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| james watt. bad choice for environment |
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| bush did what good thing and bad thing about environment |
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clean air act
mining in public parks |
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| what did george w bush never sign |
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| what is a mainstream interest group |
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based in wash dc
inside lobbying techniques |
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| what is a radical interst group |
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before 1970 it was to protect conservation
after 1970 it took on water air |
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| what are the charges of elitism among environmentals |
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| that their interst groups are composed of % 6x greater than the population in college degrees |
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| what set limits on contributions for canditate per election |
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multi use
religious right
1976 timber industry
spotted owl |
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| greenhouse gases. epa says they can regulate greenhouse gases because of global warming. epa wins |
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| utitlity air req group vs epa |
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| epa can regulate greenhouse gasses up to 250 tons per year before youre considered a big pollutant |
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| tennessee valley authority vs. hill 1978 |
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100 million dollar dam
small darter fish
god committee was created to balance this ruling |
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| cancer alley is found where |
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| missippi river from baton rogue to new orleans |
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| recovery form owners for damage done to environment. holds owners directly responsible |
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| whitman vs american trucking association |
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| about trucks. clean air act and whether or not epa can tighten regulations on emmissions. SC says epa can regulate |
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| 300 million in compensentary damages |
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| it is property owners right to be compensated at fair value for land taken from them |
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| doctrine of prior appropriation |
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| whoever finds land has right to it |
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| 1992 lucas vs sc coastal council |
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"harm" state police powers.
lucas is SC landowner
establishes total taking test |
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| 1995 babbit vs sweet home chapter for a greater oregon |
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| about timber. definded harm as significant habitat modification or degradution that kills or injures wildlife |
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| 2001 palazzolo vs rhode island |
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| take wetland and turn it in to 11 beachfront properties |
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| 2002 tahoe-sierra preservation council vs tahoe regional planning agency |
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| 3 year long moraturium land compact ca and nevada "temporary taking" no compensation for landowner |
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| friens of the earth vs laidlaw |
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| can a group of citizens sue under clean air act. answer: yes |
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| how much coverage does the environment get |
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| changes in coverage of the environment over tiem |
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| why type of coverage is the most and least |
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print the most
tv the least |
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| how does the US compare in coverage |
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