Environment

I want to know what do you think about EU’s level for Environmental Policy? is it good, why? is it bad, why? in the middle, why?

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http://www.fcc.gov/eb/Orders/2006/DA-06-1304A1.html

what are some specific ways policy making decision concern environmental issues ?

Government can regulate industries. For instance, requiring higher MPG ratings on cars, or limiting pollution from power plants.

They can also subsidize industries, like giving tax breaks to ethanol producers or providing funding for wind farms.

Government also sets the rules for trading with other countries, and can impose taxes or restrictions on countries that we deem environmentally irresponsible.

There are lots of ways for policies to have an impact on the environment.

One of the biggest debates is whether CO2 is a pollutant, and whether the EPA should regulate it.

For environmental science and management:

1. Open Universities
Karnataka State Open University
Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University

2. Distance Courses Institutes:
Institute of Distance Education, University of Mumbai
School of Distance Education, University of Calicut
National Law School of India, Bangalore
Annamalai University

Also, where did you find the information?

Could only find it on Wikipedia.
Senate passed unanimous 100-0
House of Representatives passed 372-15.
Since there are 435 Representatives this means 48 did not vote.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Environmental_Policy_Act

You might try googling "91st United State Congress. voting records."

is it the same as environmental sciences? ’cause i want to apply to george mason to major and they offer environmental science and policy, but is it the same as environmental sciences (what i want)?

No, the two are not the same. They are interdependent however. To establish policy the policy maker must be aware of the science as completely and accurately as possible. This is where the science is critical. The policy can then be established based on concerns that are revealed through science. Being sensitive to the environment, then, the policymaker can continue to work with the scientists in an ongoing endeavor to arrive at the most desirable goal.

Maybe this will make it more clear … Just because the science says that something can be done, the policy maker must determine whether it should be done.

For additional information, search "environmental science" and "environmental policy". I like the following links as a starting point:

http://www.answers.com/topic/environmental-science-1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_policy

http://www.answers.com/topic/environmental-policy

will the increased use of solar electricity help solve the major environmental problems of today? why? how?

Renewable energy practices, including but not limited to solar power, and energy efficiency will be part of the solution to the problem. But we also learn to reuse natural resources and reduce waste.

Utilizing renewable energy, like solar, will end our reliance on fossil fuels and reduce emmissions.

From the very first day it is installed and commissioned, a solar electric (PV) system will produce clean, green electricity. Whatever a system produces reduces its owner’s need to purchase “dirty” electricity produced by burning fossil fuels or harnessing the power of a nuclear reactor. Translating an array’s power production to common measures of energy or energy-related items helps to understand PV’s value. For example, a hypothetical 5kW PV array in New England should produce the equivalent energy of 10-12 barrels of oil each year. This is like saving 10,000 pounds of carbon or greenhouse gas emissions. Another way to express this system’s beneficial attributes is to say the greenhouse gas emissions it offsets are equivalent to planting about 20 mature trees each year, or driving your car about 7,000 miles less than you typically would in a year.

I have recently started a sole proprietorship (environmental consulting). I work alone and have no employees (and no subcontractors). I will need to get the following insurance for contractual reasons:

General commercial liability
Professional liability
Commercial auto liability
Workers comp/Employer liability

I live in Georgia. Can anyone tell me approximately how much this insurance will cost (ball-park) and how long it will take to get the insuranced in place?

I’d like to get some ideas before I talk to an insurance agent.

Thanks!

I’m not a property & casualty guy, so I have no idea of the cost; but I’ve been in the insurance industry for well over a decade. Why do you want the opinions of unqualified people before you speak to an expert? First, neither the insurance agent nor the company has any control over the premiums. All premiums are approved by the state’s insurance commission and cannot be changed or altered except by subsequent approval by the commission; and profit margins are so razor-thin that if you’re paying substantially less elsewhere, you’re also getting less.

Business insurance is so complex that it cannot be comprehended by anyone but an expert, and the industry is unmatched by any other in terms of ethics and regulatory environment. Unless you’re one to gather the unqualified opinions of total strangers prior to consulting your physician about your upcoming brain surgery, go talk to your agent.

First, let me say I am all for sustainability and have studied the minor at a CSU so don’t think this question is trying to find loopholes to pollute the environment. I am researching a new device that is going to be required on al large trucks mainly semi’s n CA. The company I am researching for has been told that they must install this new device that lowers emissions for air pollution. The devices cost $20,000 per truck, may void warranties, and are minimally efficient. The company put money into developing a product that would do the same thing using a sort of chemical trap in trucks and the thng works. They took the product to the EPA and after 4 tests of a series of 8 the product was doing fine. The EPA told the engineers they didn’t want them to come back and complete the tests anymore and the product was halted. This product did the same thing as the new CA required "emission filters" and cost $2,000 per truck compared t $20,000 for the new required devices. Are there any laws they can rely on to stop the EPA. The reasoning the EPA used was that they are promoting innovation and the trap was not forward thinking enough for them, so the stopped the tests.

Another issue is that we are located in northern CA. The government is providing funding for the new devices for trucking companies south of Sacramento, however we are about 90 miles north of Sacramento, no funding. I was looking into a possible argument that the $20,000 for the devices that are minimally effective would be better spent on funding environmental projects or sustainable energy. For $20,000 per truck and a company that has 10 trucks wouldn’t $200,000 be better spent building windmills or plating trees? Is there any legal footing to stand on if an alternative is better than the newly passed law. I figure that there should be tax breaks either way and if a program were used to fund sustainability companies could write them off but as of now the EPA won’t listen. Does anyone have any advice as far as fighting against this issue or alternatives to mandates and feasibility hearings. Thank you.

Why does everybody think gasoline is the only fuel out there? Run the trucks on natural gas (methane), as my Crown Vic and F-150 pickup do. It’s a whole lot cheaper and cleaner, and California even has natural gas filling stations available already. Plus, there’s gobs of natural gas in this country, so we wouldn’t have to line foreigner’s pockets with cash every time we fill up. I’ve had my car and truck 2 years and I love not buying gasoline! Natural gas is only 93 CENTS per gallon where I live, by the way, plus I got a big tax credit for buying them in the first place. What’s not to love? That’s my 2 cents.

I am planning to major in biology because I am really interested in learning about the environmental/ecology aspect of it. However, I have had some lab experience and just do not enjoy it (studying cells, etc). What kinds of jobs are there that involve a major in biology but do not go into research? (I am not pre-med)

I’m considering maybe environmental consulting or… I don’t know! please help :/

If you have a passion for biology, perhaps you could extend that passion to children. Have you ever thought about being a biology teacher?