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ECO 370 Entire Course   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.eco370expert.com   ECO 370 Week 1
Individual Assignment Economics and the
Environment Worksheet ECO 370 Week 1 DQ 1 ECO 370
Week 1 DQ 2 ECO 370 Week 2 Individual Assignment
Impact Classification Environmental Impact
Assessment and Economic Impact Assessment ECO 370
Week 2 DQ 1 ECO 370 Week 2 DQ 2 ECO 370 Week 3
Learning Team Assignment BenefitCost Analysis
Presentation.
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ECO 370 Week 1 DQ 1   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.eco370expert.com   Describe an industry
that is linked to a natural resource economy.
What economic advantages can be realized for that
industry by functioning in a sustainable manner?
What costs could this industry face in
implementing a sustainable business model? Do you
think those costs are justified? Why or why not?
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ECO 370 Week 1 DQ 2   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.eco370expert.com   Week 1 DQ 2 Consider
two methods for achieving less water use in a
community. The first method includes trying to
convince people to apply water conservation
measures and to use less water at current prices.
The second method involves driving up the price
of water. Discuss the merits of both approaches.
Which one do you think would be more effective?
Why?
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ECO 370 Week 1 Individual Assignment Economics
and the Environment Worksheet   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.eco370expert.com   Complete the
University Material Economics and the
Environment Worksheet. Respond to each question
with a 150- to 250-word paragraph.
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ECO 370 Week 2 DQ 1   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.eco370expert.com   Week 2 DQ
1   Provide an example of a company that is
considering reducing air pollution emissions. How
might the company analyze short- and long-term
costs and benefits? To continue the discussion,
review the response of a classmate and post a
reply asking questions and providing constructive
feedback about your classmates analysis?
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ECO 370 Week 2 DQ 2   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.eco370expert.com   Week 2 DQ 2   Why is
environmental and economic impact analysis
important? What information is important for
decision makers to consider when evaluating new
development project proposals. Due Friday in the
Main Forum.
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ECO 370 Week 2 Individual Assignment Impact
Classification Environmental Impact Assessment
and Economic Impact Assessment   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.eco370expert.com   Resources Final
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for
Geothermal Leasing in the Western United States
from the Bureau of Land Managements website, Ch.
5 6 of the text, and this weeks Electronic
Reading Reserves Choose one of the following
chapters of the Final Programmatic Environmental
Impact Statement for Geothermal Leasing in the
Western United States Chapter 11
Tongass National Forest/Anchorage District Leases
in Alaska.
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ECO 370 Week 3 DQ 1   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.eco370expert.com   Week 3 DQ
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page Section1 Define property rights in the
context of environmental systems. In a society
without private or collective property rights,
how would the environment suffer?
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ECO 370 Week 3 DQ 2   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.eco370expert.com   Week 3 DQ
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page Section1 How can emission charges
encourage businesses to be innovative? Provide a
specific example of this. Compare this approach
with a standard regulation from a central
authority.
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ECO 370 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment
BenefitCost Analysis Presentation   FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.eco370expert.com   Research
your chosen proposed surface mine. Choose an
interest group to whom you will address your
presentation. The Learning Team will play the
role of a team of environmental analysts
reporting on the costs and benefits of this
mining proposal to the concerned interest group.
Address the concerns of this interest group.
Recommended interest groups include the
following Local governments for the
regions in or near which the mine is proposed
Labor unions or organizers from the regions
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ECO 370 Week 4 DQ 1   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.eco370expert.com   Week 4 DQ
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page Section1 What are the advantages and
disadvantages of transferable discharge permits?
Was the approach taken with the 1990 Clean Air
Act transferable discharge permit program
appropriate? Why or why not? What alternative
approach do you recommend?
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ECO 370 Week 4 DQ 2   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.eco370expert.com   Week 4 DQ
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page Section1 What factors might undermine a
water quality trading program? What are some
characteristics that successful water quality
trading programs share?
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ECO 370 Week 4 Individual Assignment Policy
Implications and Evaluation Matrix   FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.eco370expert.com   Choose a
local government and a national government on
which to focus your policy evaluation. Complete
the University Material Policy Implications and
Evaluation Matrix. For each row on the matrix,
evaluate one policy for each of your chosen
governments.
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ECO 370 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment City of
Kelsey Energy Policy Presentation   FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.eco370expert.com   Help the
City of Kelsey become a pioneer in energy
efficiency by proposing and defending an
incentive-based policy. This way, Kelsey can lead
the way toward responsible and sustainable growth
while decreasing greenhouse gas emissions and
negative environmental consequences. The Learning
Team will play the role of a team of
environmental analysts presenting a proposal to
the Kelsey City Council. Resources the City of
Kelsey on the Virtual Organizations Portal, Memo
Energy Policy Presentation from the City
Government.
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ECO 370 Week 5 DQ 1   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.eco370expert.com   Week 5 As you know,
we do not have discussion questions in Week 5 so
you can focus on your assignments. But you are
still need to gain participate points this week
by posting this forum. I have following topics
that you can discuss. Feel free to post any
topics that you find interesting.   1. Regarding
global environmental policies, why do you think
Kyoto Protocol failed?
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ECO 370 Week 5 Individual Assignment Kyoto
Protocol and Global Warming Evaluation   FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.eco370expert.com   Research
global climate change, global warming, and the
Kyoto Protocol. Write a 700- to 1,400-word
evaluation of international efforts to combat
global climate change. Include the following
information in your evaluation
Introduce the concept of global climate change.
Contrast the costs and benefits of
combating global climate change in the developing
world with the costs and benefits in the
industrialized countries.
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ECO 370 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment
Environmental Economics, Disparity, and
International Agreements Presentation   FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.eco370expert.com   Research
your chosen international agreement. Choose an
interest group to whom you will address your
presentation. The Learning Team will play the
role of a team of environmental analysts
reporting on the effects of this international
agreement to the concerned interest group.
Address the concerns of this interest group.
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