1.  Carbon DioxideTreesWolvesWaterFrench FriesApproaches $100 $200 $300 $400 $500

2.  A thesis based in neoclassical economics (markets perspective), holding that externalities (like carbon) can be most efficiently controlled through contracts and barging between property owners. back

3.  Forms of regulation that depend on government laws and agencies to enforce rules, including such things as regulated limits on pollution or fuel efficiency standards. back

4.  Describes the collective effects of changes in the Earth's movements upon its climate. back

5.  An institution that tries to reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere which comes to an end in 2012. back

6.  Name two of the five general and persistent factors that limit the overall effective potential of market-based solutions to carbon emissions.  back back

7.  Responsible for 1/5 of carbon emissions. back

8.  Benefits that an organic system creates through its function, including food resources, clean air or water, pollination, carbon sequestration, energy, and nutrient cycling. back

9.  Theory that says over time forest cover declines, but at some point a transition occurs, and that the decline halts and reverses and forest cover thereafter expands. back

10.  Theory that sees a directional shift in community structures and function towards a climax community, where nature is in perfect balance. Succession is viewed as linear and climax community as the preferred state. back

11.  A program to reduce emissions from deforestation. o Which perspective(s) is(are) dominate in this approach? o What problems might other perspectives have with this solution? o What are some general problems with this solution?  back back

12.  The animals in an ecosystem, which occupy the top trophic level. back

13.  Think about how wolves are portrayed in children's books. This creates a ________ that allows people to fear wolves and acquiesce in their extermination. back

14.  Areas which contain a high number of endemic species and have lost most of their habitat. back

15.  Ethical stances on wolves: o Wolves should exist because they play a valuable role in the ecosystem in which they live. o Wolves should exist because they have an intrinsic right to exist as a species. o Wolves should exist because people enjoy seeing them and learning from them. They bring us joy. back

16.  If wolves (or lions or elephants) are preserved in their natural habitat for ethical or ecological reasons, a risks and hazards and political economy approach might join to point out a few problems.  back back

17.  The two main legal (management) doctrines for water management in the US. back

18.  Water-energy nexus back

19.  Responsible for displacing millions of people in the last century and some produce up to 20x more greenhouse gases than coal fired power plants. back

20.  Water is a common property in many parts of the world including Colorado. Name the adverse consequence of water belonging to all Colorado citizens (it was discussed in lecture). back

21.  A markets approach might say that putting water in a bottle and selling it is the most efficient way to get water to where its most needed. There is obviously a market for bottled water, people are buying it, so we should bottle up as much water as the market demands.  Using the social construction, risks and hazards, and political economy approach, how could you critically respond to this?  back back

22.  A single crop cultivated to the exclusion of any other potential harvest. back

23.  Counter movement to fast food founded in the 1980’s which was established with the principle that a meal should be “good”, “clean”, and “fair”. back

24.  The movement of species across the Atlantic Ocean, from the New World to the Old World and vice versa, and the resulting transformations. back

25.  What term explains the reason fast food companies are moving into new markets like China or India? back

26.  What are the risks associated with monocropping? o What is the solution to the risk problems presented by monocropping?  back back

27.  What does IPAT stand for? back

28.  Global warming is an _________ caused by humans converting fossil fuels into energy. This type of situation is called a __________. back

29.  This is the major critique of Social Construction. back

30.  Explain how the TOC is an environmental narrative, explain the power/knowledge promoted in the narrative (i.e. who wins, who looses, what’s left out of the knowledge of the narrative and how does this relate to empowerment). back

31.  The Second Contradiction of Capitalism is a Political Economy idea that... back