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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_ji wmtuenQ&feature= related Geologic time scale
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzYsP1eiY54 Climate shift and species movement
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The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) -is one of two major federal pesticide statutes which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for implementing. -FIFRA governs the sale and use of pesticide products within the United States. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGV6NRCYgyg
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Suburban sprawl and urbanization http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-zE1UE5pBI
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http://www.sustainablecitiesinstitute.org/view/page.basic/clas s/feature.class/Lesson_Land_Use_Sust_Strat Remediation, mitigation, restoration Restoration: trying to return to a condition as similar as possible to original state. Environmental remediation deals with the removal of pollution or contaminants from environmental media such as soil, groundwater, sediment, or surface water for the general protection of human health and the environment or from a brownfield site intended for redevelopmentpollution contaminantsenvironmentalsoilgroundwater sedimentsurface waterhuman healthbrownfield site redevelopment Environmental mitigation, compensatory mitigation, or mitigation banking, are terms used primarily by the United States government and the related environmental industry to describe projects or programs intended to offset known impacts to an existing historic or natural resource such as a stream, wetland, endangered species, archeological site or historic structure.mitigation bankingUnited Statesnatural resource
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Smart growth And Green spaces Smart growth is an urban planning and transportation theory that concentrates growth in compact walkable urban centers to avoid sprawl and advocates compact, transit-oriented, walkable, bicycle-friendly land use, including neighborhood schools, complete streets, and mixed-use development with a range of housing choices.planningtransportationtransit-orientedwalkablebicycle-friendlycomplete streetsmixed-use development green space: green spaces, plural An area of grass, trees, or other vegetation set apart for recreational or aesthetic purposes in an otherwise urban environment http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avNmiHnSXns
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Noise health effectsNoise health effects are both health and behavioral in nature. The unwanted sound is called noise. This unwanted sound can damage physiological and psychological health. Noise pollution can cause annoyance and aggression, hypertension, high stress levels, tinnitus, hearing loss, sleep disturbances, and other harmful effects. Furthermore, stress and hypertension are the leading causes to health problems, whereas tinnitus can lead to forgetfulness, severe depression and at times panic attacks.healthbehavioralhypertensiontinnitus Noise pollution is excessive, displeasing human, animal or machine-created environmental noise that disrupts the activity or balance of human or animal life.environmental noise Noise pollution http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gz6m0_Z8-Q&feature=related
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GLOBAL WARMING and OZONE DEPLETION WATCH EACH VIDEO TO THE END!!!!!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJAbATJCugs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXV6ppONgUk
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Look up “cost-benefit analysis” in your book and be sure you understand what it means, also look up “externalities” and “marginal costs” to see what these terms mean.
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