Exam 8: Energy and the Environment: The Limits of Us Leadership

By the 1980s, evidence had accumulated that industrial chemicals were harming _____________, and a conference on the issue was convened in 1985 in Vienna, Austria.

What U.S. president sponsored a Climate Change Action Plan to limit U.S. carbon emissions to their 1990 levels?

____________ offer benefits that must be shared and made available to everyone if it is enjoyed by anyone.

Which U.S. president had close ties to the energy industry?

What is the Keystone XL?

____________ refers to the observed increase in the earth's average temperature.

__________ is the most controversial contemporary global environmental issue.

What is a "cap and trade" system?

Which of the following are endangered by depletion of the ozone layer?

What is a "collective good"?

President Reagan signed the 1987 ___________.

What did America's "wise use" movement advocate?

In the 1980s and 1990s, a _________________ that advocated protecting private property rights and opening the country's remaining natural resources to development emerged.

Which of the following U.S. groups have been the most opposed to the Convention on Biological Diversity?

The increase in U.S. shale-oil and shale-gas production is the result of ___________.

Which of the following states do not participate in the Convention on Biological Diversity?

Why is biodiversity difficult to manage globally?

Transboundary externalities are _________________.

What did the Lacey Act seek to accomplish?

Which of the following is a "collective good"?