Energy Policy

1) Millions of human lives could be saved if we developed environmental policies that:

A) control outbreaks of autoimmune diseases.

B) provide food and shelter for the developing nations of the world.

C) prevent the degradation of the environment and encouraged sustainable use.

D) promote the construction of dams and power plants in the least developed parts of the

world.

2) Environmental government policies and regulations are applied at the:

A) local, state, and federal levels.

B) state and federal levels.

C) federal level only.

D) local level only.

3) In general, careful and detailed economic studies indicate that environmental protection helps

the environment:

A) but hurts the economy and is bad for jobs.

B) and does not hurt the economy or cost a net loss of jobs.

C) and helps the economy but costs the loss of jobs.

D) and produces more jobs but hurts the economy.

4) The elimination of leaded gasoline resulted in:

A) a doubling of gas mileage in cars.

B) a 40% increase in the sale of diesel-powered vehicles.

C) a benefit to cost ratio of at least 10 to 1.

D) the renewal of the ozone layer.

5) From 2001 to 2009, the Bush administration:

A) strengthened the United States support of the Kyoto Protocol.

B) developed an energy policy that favored heavy exploitation of fossil fuels.

C) strengthened air and water quality standards.

D) supported carbon emission reduction and renewable energy development.