1. Public Policy: Environment

2. 1.We can identify the purpose of environmental policy.
Success Criteria 2/27/2017
1.We can identify the purpose of environmental policy.
2.We can compare and contrast the wants of environmentalists v businesses.
3.We can analyze the environmental issues facing America by creating posters.
4.We can evaluate the environmental issues facing America by presenting our posters.
Answer in a complete sentence
Over the weekend, did you think about the environment and your role in protecting it? Why do some people care about it more than other people?

3. House Cleaning Check yourself at the door!
Do you have your binder?
Do you have something to write with?
Have you been to my website?
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Notebook Quiz Friday, March 3rd
Unit 4 Test Make-Ups!

4. If we know that polluting and destroying the environment is bad, why does it still happen?

5. Environment vs Business
Why is Pollution Still a Thing?

6. Regulations
Government controls on businesses in order to protect the people. Environmental regulations limit pollution and attempt to protect the environment

7. Examples of Environmental Regulations
Pollution Limits
Fuel Standards
Nature Preserves
Harvest Limits

8. What is the big problems with these?
They’re EXPENSIVE!!
It costs lot’s of money to comply with regulations and it hurts business
So, we have to do a Cost-Benefit Analysis

9. Cost-Benefit Analysis of Environmental Rules
Believe that protecting the environment is more important than economic growth
Benefits:
Protects our health
Ensures we can keep getting food and other resources from the environment

10. Cost-Benefit Analysis of Environmental Rules
Who Supports the Environmental Rules
Environmental scientists and activists, and people who make their living from the land
Interest groups like: Sierra Club, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, World Wildlife Foundation

11. Cost-Benefit Analysis of Environmental Rules
Costs:
More difficult and expensive to get rid of pollutants instead of just dumping them
This makes everything from our electricity to cars more expensive

12. Cost-Benefit Analysis of Environmental Rules
Pro-Business Interests
Believes industry and the economy is more important than the environment
Benefits:
Cheaper utilities (electricity, gasoline)
Cheaper goods
More jobs

13. Cost-Benefit Analysis of Environmental Rules
Who Supports the Environmental Rules
Business owners and corporations
Interest groups like: US Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Manufacturers

14. Cost-Benefit Analysis of Environmental Rules
Costs
More pollution
More threat to wildlife
Threat to public health

15. Who should make the regulations?
States – want to control it since the land is in their state
Some want stricter environmental laws
Some want less environmental laws to make business and oil people happy
Federal gov’t – state wont protect the environment on their own and pollution does not stop at state lines

17. Cost-Benefit Analysis
Should a new factory be built near the Chesapeake Bay?
Yes
More jobs for people in the area, unemployment will go down
The factory will create more goods for people to buy
The state government will raise more tax revenue No
Loss of forest or open land when the factory is built
Increased air pollution and water pollution
The new factory will use a lot of fossil fuels, which will contribute to global warming

18. Possible Solution
The factory can be built, but it must be built where it will have the least impact on the environment
The factory will have a limit to how much pollution it can produce – if it pollutes more it will be fined

19. Cost-Benefit Analysis
Write down the question that your table has been given
With your group, decide what would be the business argument for this question and what would be the environmental argument
What do you think the answer should be? Why?
Is there a way to compromise?

20. Cost-Benefit Analysis
Should we cut down 40,000 acres of trees for the lumber and paper they can produce?
Should we build a nuclear power plant in Calvert County?
Should people be limited in the amount that they drive?
Should we allow fisherman to catch as many oysters as they want?
Should companies have to pay to clean up the pollution they create?
Should businesses be forced to recycle?

21. Case Study: Deep Water Drilling

22. Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill One of the worst environmental disasters in history. Answer questions 1-5 while you watch the video and be prepared to write a Quick 5 after it is complete.

23. Remember, these must be at least 5 sentences!
Quick 5 2/27/2017
Which do you think should have more of a say in the gov’t, business interests or environmental interests?
Why? Give specific examples
What are the negatives of this choice?
Remember, these must be at least 5 sentences!