1. Policy

2. Economics

3. Measure Up

4. Agencies

5. Sustainability

6. Potluck

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8. Click Below to Reveal Answer
This act is in place to prevent workers from occupational injuries
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OSHA or Occupational Safety and Health Act
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9. The Endangered Species Act
This act helped the bald eagle and gray wolf populations to recover.
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The Endangered Species Act
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This policy has the success of reducing sulfur dioxide emissions from cap and trade.
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Clean Air Act
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This policy forces/implements the cleanup of hazardous waste sites
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CERCLA or Superfund
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12. North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
This policy allows tariff-free trade between Mexico, the United States, and Canada
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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
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The cost to the environment of emitting sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, and other waste products not included in the price paid for energy.
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Externalities
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This suggests as per capita income in a country increases, environmental degradation first increases and then decreases.
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Kuznet’s Curve
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15. Name 2 benefits that stem from microlending
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Education, women empowerment, low fertility rate, local markets
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16. Name the 3 forms of capital
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Natural, human, manufactured
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This happens when an economic system does not appropriately account for all costs
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Market Failure
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18. Genuine Progress Indicator
GPI stands for this
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Genuine Progress Indicator
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19. GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
This refers to the value of all products and services produced in a year in a given country
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GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
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This is a measure of how much an individual consumes expressed as an area of land and water
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Ecological Footprint
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21. HPI (Human Poverty Index)
This index was developed by the UN to measure the proportion of a population suffering from deprivation in a developed country
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HPI (Human Poverty Index)
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22. HDI (Human Development Index)
This is a measurement combines 3 measures of human status-life expectancy, knowledge and education, and standard of living.
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HDI (Human Development Index)
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23. The goal of the organization is to maintain world peace
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UN (United Nations)
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24. This organization was created to improve human health by monitoring and assessing health trends
WHO (World Health Organization)
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25. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
This organization oversees governmental efforts related to science, research, assessment and education of the environment
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EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
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Jimmy Carter created this organization in 1977 to advance energy and economic security.
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DOE (Department of Energy)
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This is headquartered in Washington D.C. and provides technical and financial assistance to developing countries to reduce poverty and promote growth
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World Bank
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This specific day is meant to bring attention to the condition of Earth.
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Earth Day
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This Act, which was created in 1972 promotes the cleanliness of the United States’ rivers and lakes
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Clean Water Act
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30. Command and control approach
If the government set regulations for emissions and implored a fine or punishment if a company went over their limit, it is an example of this strategy
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Command and control approach
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31. Incentive-based approach
If a company gets financial incentives to have low emissions, it is an example of this strategy
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Incentive-based approach
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This is a tax that is placed on environmentally harmful activities in an attempt to internalize some externalities.
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Green Tax
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This worldview believes that nature has an instrumental value to provide for our needs
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Antropocentric
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34. Precautionary Principle
This principle states that when the results of an action are uncertain, it is better to choose an alternative known to be harmless.
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Precautionary Principle
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This system promotes product design and manufacturing with the goal of being able to recycle it when its useful life is over
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Cradle-to-Cradle
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This company developed the “Reuse-A-Shoe” program, which recycles athletic shoes and makes materials for playgrounds
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Nike
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This concept states that sustainability is achievable when we take into account social, environmental, and economic factors
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Triple Bottom Line
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38. Final Jeopardy Category

39. Life expectancy for men is 75. 6 years, smoking causes an avg. 6
Life expectancy for men is 75.6 years, smoking causes an avg. 6.6 years loss of life, alcoholism causes an avg. 12 year decline, and being overweight is about a loss of 36 days for every pound overweight. What is the life expectancy for a man who is 40 lbs overweight and an alcoholic smoker?

40. 53.06 years