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• ECO 370 Entire Course
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• 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

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• ECO 370 Week 1 DQ 1
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• 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
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• 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

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• ECO 370 Week 1 Individual Assignment Economics
  and the Environment Worksheet
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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•  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

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• ECO 370 Week 3 DQ 1
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• Week 3 DQ 1
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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
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• Week 3 DQ 2
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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
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•  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

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• ECO 370 Week 4 DQ 1
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• Week 4 DQ 1
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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
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•  Week 4 DQ 2
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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
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• 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
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• 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.

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• ECO 370 Week 5 DQ 1
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• 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.

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• ECO 370 Week 5 IndividualAssignment Kyoto
  Protocol and Global Warming Evaluation
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• 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
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• 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.
  Recommended interest groups include the
  following

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