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POL 310 Entire Course (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.pol310aid.com     POL 310 Week 1 DQ 1
Environmental Values Policy POL 310 Week 1 DQ 2
Common Pool Resources Privatization or
Collective Action POL 310 Week 2 DQ 1 Climate
Change POL 310 Week 2 DQ 2 Air Quality POL 310
Week 2 Assignment Air Quality and Climate Change
as Integrated Policy POL 310 Week 3 DQ 1 Clean
Water POL 310 Week 3 DQ 2 Energy POL 310 Week 3 -
Assignment Final Paper Draft POL 310 Week 4 DQ 1
Land Management Policies and Habitat POL 310 Week
4 DQ 2 Biodiversity, Extinction, and Making
Choices in Policy
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POL 310 Week 1 DQ 1 Environmental Values Policy
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nvironmental Values Policy. Identify an
environmental amenity from the following list a.
Clean air b. Earths climate c. Ocean health d.
Wilderness areas e. Endangered species f. Clean
drinking water g. Old growth forests Look at
Figure 1.1 in Chapter One of Environmental
Policies. Identify the different values
associated with that amenity. Then, identify a
policy tension between the amenity that you
choose and a threat to that amenity. For example,
clean air is threatened by economic interests
that pollute the air (e.g., industries that do
not use green technology when emitting
pollution,
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POL 310 Week 1 DQ 2 Common Pool Resources
Privatization or Collective Action (Ash) FOR MORE
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Pool Resources Privatization or Collective
Action. Identify two common pool resources from
the list below, one that seems to be best managed
by privatization and another that seems to be
best managed through collective action. a.
International fisheries b. Aquifers c. Forests d.
Atmosphere e. Oil f. Herds of elephants g. Ocean
floor mineral deposits in international
waters Why does privatization work better for
one, while collective action works better for the
other?
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POL 310 Week 2 Assignment Air Quality and Climate
Change as Integrated Policy (Ash) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.pol310aid.com   Assignments 1.
Due by Day 7. Air Quality and Climate Change as
Integrated Policy. Address each of the following
questions a. Should air quality and climate
change policies be developed through an
integrated approach? b. What are the benefits of
an integrative approach to air quality and
climate change? c. What are the political,
social, and scientific obstacles to realizing an
integrative approach to air quality and climate
change? d. What are the problems with maintaining
a compartmentalized or fragmented approach to
climate change and to air quality? e. Are
policies related to individual behaviors
effective in addressing changing climate? What
about air quality? The paper must be two to three
pages in length and formatted according to APA
style.
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POL 310 Week 2 DQ 1 Climate Change (Ash) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.pol310aid.com   Climate Change.
Choose one of the following scientific
organizations and review the research on climate
change. Cite three specific facts that you learn
about climate change. Does this information agree
with what your local news station or newspaper is
saying? Why or why not? Explain? To what degree
do you believe that individual activities say,
choosing to walk to work instead of driving can
have a measurable impact on a changing climate?
Why? How do you think that scientific, political,
ethical, social, and/or cultural perspectives
have shaped your beliefs on this matter? Use the
following required links National Aeronautics
and Space Administration Climate Change How Do
We Know?
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POL 310 Week 2 DQ 2 Air Quality (Ash) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.pol310aid.com   Air Quality.
Research and report (describe) what efforts are
in place to manage air quality in your town and
state. Remember to consider emissions testing
regulations, air quality index use, and other
components of air quality management. Which
institutions, laws and regulations exist to
manage air quality in your town and state? These
may be local, state, or federal laws, regulations
and institutions. Consider the things you do in
your everyday life that might contribute to air
quality problems. How did you first become aware
that your activities might contribute to air
quality problems? Did you (or have you) done
anything to alter your activities, so that your
contribution to air quality problems is
minimized? Your initial post should be at least
250 words in length. Support your claims with
examples from required material(s) and/or other
scholarly resources, and properly cite any
references. Respond to at least two of your
classmates posts by Day 7. Compare and contrast
your classmates responses relating to the things
they do in their everyday lives that might
contribute to air quality problems with your own
activities related to this matter. Are they the
same? Are they different?
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POL 310 Week 3 - Assignment Final Paper Draft
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  Assignments 1. Due by Day 7. Final Paper Draft.
Review the Final Paper instructions in Week Five
of the online course or in the Components of
Course Evaluation section of this guide. Then,
visit the Writing Center, within the Learning
Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar, in
your online course. Review the Sample Outline.
Format your outline for the Final Paper according
to the Sample Outline. (NOTE In the Sample
Outline, it states that the thesis statement is
the last one to three sentences of the
introduction. However, the thesis statement must
be one sentence in length and the last sentence
of the introduction.) The outline must
contain a. Introduction with thesis statement b.
At least five body paragraphs
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POL 310 Week 3 DQ 1 Clean Water (Ash) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.pol310aid.com   Clean Water.
From a policy-making perspective, compare the
challenges associated with addressing water
quantity versus water quality issues. Which is
the more challenging problem to address by policy
process? Discuss the limitations of the Clean
Water Act in addressing both water quantity and
water quality. Besides the Clean Water Act, which
other policy mechanisms or regulatory measures
can be implemented to address water quality and
water quantity challenges? Do you think that
policymaking can legitimately differ based upon
social, cultural, or geographical perspectives,
or do you think that there is one right way to
approach environmental problems through policy
and regulation?  
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POL 310 Week 3 DQ 2 Energy (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.pol310aid.com     Energy. Identify
three different renewable energy sources. Compare
those sources from a policy and regulatory
perspective to determine which of those sources
will become the most significant source for
renewable energy in 50 years. Explain why your
choice will be the most significant renewable
energy source. How do specific demands for energy
(e.g., transportation, heating, electricity)
affect your choice? From a policy and regulatory
perspective, what do you think has to happen in
order to make your choice a reality in 50
years? Your initial post should be at least 250
words in length. Support your claims with
examples from required material(s) and/or other
scholarly resources, and properly cite any
references. Respond to at least two of your
classmates posts by Day 7.
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POL 310 Week 3 Quiz (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
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POL 310 Week 4 DQ 1 Land Management Policies and
Habitat (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.pol310aid
.com   Land Management Policies and Habitat.
Consider land management agencies, and their
associated statutes and policies in the USA. How
do land management agencies, and their associated
statutes and policies protect habitat, even if
habitat protection is not their primary concern?
Specifically compare the National Park Service,
the U.S. Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land
Management when answering this question. Your
initial post should be at least 250 words in
length. Support your claims with examples from
required material(s) and/or other scholarly
resources, and properly cite any references.
Respond to at least two of your classmates posts
by Day 7. Compare and contrast your classmates
response relating to land management agencies
roles in protecting habitat with your own. What
points did you classmates raise that you did not
consider? What points did you consider that are
not reflected in your classmates postings?
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POL 310 Week 5 DQ 1 Hazardous Waste and
International Environmental Policy (Ash) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.pol310aid.com     Hazardous
Waste and International Environmental Policy.
Consider the problem of the exportation of
hazardous waste, such as e-waste, from wealthy
countries to poor countries. How can domestic
policy address this issue, when domestic policy
applies to domestic issues, rather than being
capable of governing other lands? What are the
limitations of domestic policymaking as they
relate to global environmental problems, and in
particular, the problem of exporting hazardous
waste? What can individual people do to influence
policymaking in this context?
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POL 310 Week 5 Final Paper Policy Challenges
Presented by Environmental Problems (Ash) FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.pol310aid.com   Focus of
the Final Paper Write a paper that addresses each
of the following Choose an environmental
problem that interests you from the list below o
Loss of biodiversity o Clean water o Energy o
Solid and hazardous waste o Public land use
(Please note that climate change and air quality
are not options for the Final Paper because
students will write a short paper during Week Two
which focuses on those policy areas.) Identify
the most significant challenges facing
policymakers in resolving, identifying, and/or
dealing with this problem. Your paper should
reflect the knowledge that you have gained from
this course.
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