1. Living with Earth 1st Edition
Classroom Response System Questions
Chapter 15

2. 15.01
At what level of establishment are environmental policies most effective?
Local level
Universal level
State level
National level
All levels are equally effective.

3. 15.01
At what level of establishment are environmental policies most effective?
Local level
Universal level
State level
National level
All levels are equally effective.
ANSWER: D, [p. 470]

4. In which of the following way(s) is Superfund (CERCLA) funded?
15.02
In which of the following way(s) is Superfund (CERCLA) funded?
The government
State taxes
Tax revenues from chemical industries, only
Tax revenues from petroleum industries, only
Both C and D

5. In which of the following way(s) is Superfund (CERCLA) funded?
15.02
In which of the following way(s) is Superfund (CERCLA) funded?
The government
State taxes
Tax revenues from chemical industries, only
Tax revenues from petroleum industries, only
Both C and D
ANSWER: E, [p. 473]

6. 15.03
Third-Party litigation is fairly common in the United States because __________.
the government cannot be trusted
not all people agree with regulators about new resource development projects
people are stubborn and do not want change
All of the above

7. 15.03
Third-Party litigation is fairly common in the United States because __________.
the government cannot be trusted
not all people agree with regulators about new resource development projects
people are stubborn and do not want change
All of the above
ANSWER: B, [p. 480]

8. 15.04
The Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003 did all of the following, except:
Paid recyclers to process electronic equipment
Charged a recycling fee with every new purchase of electronic equipment
Denied recycling of electronics for free in the state of California
Predate the European Union’s mandatory electronic recycling law

9. 15.04
The Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003 did all of the following, except:
Paid recyclers to process electronic equipment
Charged a recycling fee with every new purchase of electronic equipment
Denied recycling of electronics for free in the state of California
Predate the European Union’s mandatory electronic recycling law
ANSWER: C, [p. 482]

10. The cap and trade program would __________.
15.05
The cap and trade program would __________.
allow for companies to buy and sell the rights to release pollutants
give polluters the power to pollute as much as they wanted to
set a certain amount of pollution to be allowed
allow for companies to pick how much they want to pollute each year and trade their amounts at the end of each year
Both A and C

11. The cap and trade program would __________.
15.05
The cap and trade program would __________.
allow for companies to buy and sell the rights to release pollutants
give polluters the power to pollute as much as they wanted to
set a certain amount of pollution to be allowed
allow for companies to pick how much they want to pollute each year and trade their amounts at the end of each year
Both A and C
ANSWER: E, [p. 485]