History of the Environment Questions
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(1973) seeks to protect species threatened with extinction, forbids destruction of endangered species and habitats, funding for recovery effortsA land owner in Washington state has spotted an endangered Bald Eagle on his land. He contacts the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service who negotiate a Safe Harbour Agreement with her.
considered America's foremost wilderness historian; regarded as a national leader in the field of environmental history and management and environmental education; works at UC Santa Barbara
represents multinational corporations and can impose financial penalties on nations that do not comply with its directives
a believer in transcendentalism and became politically active by promoting the preservation ethic, holding that we should protect nature in its pristine, unaltered state; protect nature in its pristine, unaltered state; ecocentric; Sierra Club
(1976) directs EPA to monitor thousands of industrial chemicals and gives power to ban those that pose too much of a health riskThe EPA works to test and monitor chemical like PCBs and asbestos in a variety of products.
(1975) conservation on Wetlands of International Importance
(1976) sets standards and permits procedures for the disposal of solid waste and hazardous wasteApple computer products are monitored from their manufacturing, their transportation, use and their disposal by the EPA.
(1974) authorizes EPA to set quality standards for tap water provided by public corporations, work with states to protect drinking water from contaminationThe EPA monitors water quality at the municipal level to ensure that levels of contaminants (such as arsenic, lead, copper & microorganisms) are at or below an acceptable level for human consumption.
(1992) on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
(1989) from the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer
(1975) conservation on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
(1963, amended 1970 and 1990) set standard for air quality, restricts emissions, citizens can sue, fund research for pollution controlAutomobile manufacturers are forced to install catalytic converters in all their vehicles and older vehicles must come in for emissions testing ever year under this act.
total monetary value of goods and services produced in a year (total economic value of goods and services of a country); gone up in US
wakened the public to ecological health impacts and dangers of industrial chemicals (DDT) and pesticides (Rachel Carson - 1962)
Population Boom (5mil to 7mil) led to increased need for land and natural resources.
someone who has specialist knowledge of stock markets or other financial markets; market-based social science that helps lawmakers establish eco-friendly policies
adds in unpaid positive contributions, such as parenting and volunteering; Negative impacts, such as crime and pollution, are subtracted; developed by environmental economists; has remained flat in US
law that requires an environmental impact statement be made for any federal action that could affect environmental quality; the public is concerned about the deteriorating quality of the "human" environment and the inadequate consideration of environmental impacts of major federal projects. The human environment encompasses the following areas: physical (geology soils, air, water), biological (plants, animals), social (communities, economics) and cultural (archaeological and historic resources)
Economic Factors that impact where crops are grown
human-centered view; nonhuman things are given little or no intrinsic value; costs and benefits of actions are evaluated solely on the positive and negative impacts on people (ex. Clearing a forest to build a house or hotel)