Environmental Policy - Exam 1

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Imlementation

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~ putting laws into action
~ done by Executive Branch bureaucracy
~ Last part of Anderson cycle, before Evaluation
-spending money (Vaughn 1&2)

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Pinchot

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~conservationist is to conserve to be more efficient.
~use land but have more control
~public necessity comes first
~ National Forests!-active use
- sustainable consumption element

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Muir

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~Preservationist
~nature has to be protected for intrinsic value, passive use (bird watching, hiking, etc)
~ founder of Sierra Club
-National Parks! -passive use

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Muir & Pinchot (similarities)

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~ both motivated by mass deforestation started in Europe and spreading to US
~ Late 1800s
~ Both wanted to act

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Checks and Balances

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~ Different branches checke/balance each other to prevent one from gaining more power than another
~ prevent the rise of a tyrant
-Appointed officials switch with new admin.

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Factory Farming (pros & cons)

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cons - pollution (dirty runoff in water sources spread and cause health risks)

Pros - Mass efficient (?) production. More people fed.

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Private Lands (government and Ristrictions)

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limits the amount of government control

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Appointed Official

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Appointed by Administration, based on expertise
-switch with new admin.

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Lobby Groups

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-Try to sway politicians
-NGO's -promote what they have
-experts

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Revolving Door

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policy keeps changing because pressure from lobbyists
-people Leave congress and become lobbyist

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Voluntary compliance

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(popcorn lung)
The idea that companies will provide healthcare out of social responsibility for workers
-gov't does not force regulation
-OSHA -worker safety

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AFL-CLO

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Workers Unions - state that companies will only provide minimal healthcare until company sees profit
~ most workers work temporary/seasonal jobs, min. wage, are often immigrants

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Logging Rights

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take place within National forest
~ go to civili society, challenge is we can buy commercial permits and can profit off public lands (gov't corruption)

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Environmental Degredation

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Implied in name. Degrading the environment.
(Weiner article)-loggers. local authorities citizens couldn't fight

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Lead Paint

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~vulnurable group is children, children touch walls w/lead paint
~lead detected by blood test
-lead levels were high enough to harm kids but not high enough for gov't to act. Needs to reach 20 micrograms.
-New science shows there's No safe level

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Agenda Setting

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~1st step of anderson Cycle
~Putting issue to forefront - often done by media
~ get politicians talking about your issue
-slow story vs. sudden event

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Power Trading

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(Burnheim article)
~American subsidies create a false low. In West Africa subsidies dont kick in so they can't decrease cost of cotton
-local needs aren't met. Issues are misrepresented
-compromise between 2 parties
-Not experts on the bill
-Could be corrupt- get things done

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Rachel Carson

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1. highlighted difference btw. visible/invisible issues (just b/c you can't see doesnt mean its not there)
2. bring women scientist into public eye
3. Motivated by largescale env. Degredation, loss of birds/fish, connection btw. env. health and pop. health
-Against use of DDT. the public was misinformed
-EPA and FDA inaction

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Strategies/Tractics

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strategies - overall plan of action
tactics - specifics (means they use to achieve goal)

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Policy Writing

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~ Legislative branch
~ Anderson Cycle
Policy- a plan or course of action...intended to influence and determine decisions and actions

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animal rights

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~ no use of animals
~ idea that all animals be free of suffering
~* groups border on terrorism/frea as tactic
~ ELF (Earth Liberation Front)
~ ALF (Animal " ")
-extremists

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Protest

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express opposition to a policy.
~ ususes strategies (radical, conventional, unconventional) and tactics (Illegal/Lega)

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Weirner article

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villagers techn. have rights to forest but timber companies bribe local officials - violate villagers property rights
-farmers are accused and put in jail for things they did not do

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Bureaucracy

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part of Executive Branch that enforces the law (civil servants)
-Non political part of gov't
-experts in agencies
-Bureaucrats stay throughout changes in admin.

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Radical

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Unorthodox tactics used to protest (legal/Illegal)

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Fertility rates

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~water
~Medicine
~Germ Theory
~Improved nutrition
~education

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Henry Waxman

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-California Rep in rich district (Hollywood)
-Doesn't have to worry about being re-elected so he can work on bigger issues.
-Energy climate change bill

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Animal Welfare

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-improve conditions of animals
-Reduce but not eliminate the number of animals can be used by people
-promotes the humane treatment of animals

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Uranium

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Navajo community contamination from spill and decades of mining uranium.

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Judiciary

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-defense of the minority
-courts are reactive
-cannot act politically unless asked

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1. Statue Law
2. Fundamental Law

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1. newly made law
2. constitutional law

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Legislative Branch

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-Agenda setting- writes laws(statues)
-The voice of the people
Elect house of rep and senate.
-together they make the congress

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Social Movements

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-always seek change
-Include organizations and unaffiliated people
-Usually great diversity inside movement (goals, methods, ideals)
-loosely organized network of individuals working together for a social change

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1. Grassroots
2.Astro-turf

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1. Growing up from the people
2. fake grassroots (corporations)

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Unconventional Tactics

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-street protests and sit-ins
-political or product boycotts
-corporation shareholder activism

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How fed gov't regulates

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-Farm Bill- subsidies to farmers for commodity crops. food stamps
-food safety
-regulations on solid waste, chemicals pollutants