Exam 8: Researching Environmental Problems

The IPCC, a scientific body that studies climate change, is a U.S. governmental organization.

______-driven research is a strategy that contributes to more equal citizen representation in environmental justice decisions.

Methane accumulates in the earth's atmosphere due to livestock and trash decomposing in landfills.

Which characteristic makes renewable energy different from fossil fuels?

The EPA explains that environmental justice "will be achieved when everyone enjoys the same degree of protection from environmental and health hazards and equal access to the decision making process to have a healthy environment in which to live, learn, and work." How can community research help achieve this goal?

Which effort makes the largest societal impact?

Nuclear energy is unpopular because it, like fossil fuels, contributes significantly to climate change.

Besides the ethical treatment of animals, what is another problem created by the factory farming of hogs?

Climate change is agreed upon as a problem within the scientific community.

Buying things that symbolize status is an act of conspicuous consumption.

Burning coal is used to produce electricity in power plants.

In high schools across the United States, teenagers gather in cliques of their closest friends. Often, these groups consist of people who look very much alike according to dress, activities, and how they spend their time. How would consumerism explain this phenomenon of people making friends with others who are similar to them?

Which energy source does not contribute significantly to climate change?

Each year Isaiah discards a majority of his wardrobe. The clothes Isaiah gets rid of are perfectly functional, but he prefers to buy new clothing to stay up to date on the latest trends. This is an example of ______.

The elderly are at greatest risk to the dangerous toxins found in e-waste.

Which factor drives the continuous production of goods known as treadmills of production?

Extracting more fossil fuels is one of the eight stabilization wedges in dealing with climate change in a series of steps.

A laptop computer manufacturer superficially changes the structure of the charging cable for each new model. This is frustrating for people who are brand loyal because they have perfectly good chargers that no longer work. As a result, when a person purchases a new computer they typically also have to purchase a new charging cable as well. This is an example of ______.

______ is the idea that people and their values are defined by the products and services they consume.

Which concept explains placing value on goods that can be shown off to others as a symbol of our status and economic power?