Case Study Of Thinking About Energy By Nancy Kubasek

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Over the course of environmental law the eleven chapters covered throughout the semester processed the reoccurring themes cover to cover. Author Nancy Kubasek emphasizes how environmental quality is an adverse effect on man willful negligence and willful misconduct that is subsequent to negative externalities. With class discussion and supplemental video to reinforce concepts the emphasized them was easily identifiable in relation to the weekly case studies.
Where in the case study of Thinking About Energy differently in relation to the chapter of Natural Resource there was an overall agreement of the class that the reach in sustainability has and will continue to be prolonged due mans thinking of nature where one sees nature as having instrumental
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Although having more than a thousand mile distance between the coastal state of New York and the landlocked state of Missouri the two vicinities experienced cost overruns give the massive nature of site contamination. Where this contamination was brought on due to the increase of industrial demand as a result of mans mentality of which where the disposal of was that of the elimination of waste. This thinking process of disposal ensued hundreds of toxic chemicals in the areas where the waterways of the a communities environment which supplied the resident source of drinking water, household need and other daily consumptions now possessed the toxins. The recognition of water being an ecosystem service was highlighted in the poisoned water case study amongst the subject of waste management and hazardous releases as improper disposal of was is subsequent to long term cost to society as the rate of recovery of waste is more of a prevention of further emittance of waste in the present and future than restoration of the affected …show more content…
In the years of 1989 to 1993 the William Reilly administration under George H. W. Bush the appointee recognized the president’s opposition of his expertise the subject matter of the environment in regard to the cause of global climate change, biodiversity, loss and water scarcity as Reilly accepted human responsibility in such change of environmental quality as President George H.W. Bush had not in comparison wanting to pacify the subject matter on mans impact on the environment. Where in association to other appointees who completed his or her term Christine Whitman was second to resign from the administration of the Environmental Protection Agency under George W. Bush’s term for presidency with resignation in part of the presidents ill will to make environmental change. As Whitman’s belief to implement change correlated to the chapter of Administrative Law and its Impact on the Environment to reinforce the theme of environmental quality dependence

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