1. All of the following could be considered to be environmental related regulations that someone who values the ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS  theme would approve of except which one?  

1) requiring land strip-mined for coal be reclaimed    

2) requiring coal-fired power plants capture carbon dioxide and store it underground  

3) requiring the natural gas industry limit methane leaks      4) eliminating energy efficiency standards     

5) requiring lead in batteries be recycled

2.  The word "fusion" in the  BIG BUSINESS PUSHES GLOBAL LIMITS  theme refers to ____________.  

1) synthesis            2)  the heat of fusion in a phase change      3) an innovative metallurgy process                                

4) harnessing nuclear energy using uranium          5)  harnessing nuclear energy using hydrogen isotopes                

3. You might expect someone who values the  ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS  theme over the  BIG BUSINESS   PUSHES GLOBAL LIMITS  theme to value all of the following except which one? 

1)   fossil fuel subsidies                 2)  renewable energy                            3) small affordable housing 

4)  protecting biodiversity             5) environmental health impact fees such as carbon taxes 

Response

4.  You might expect someone who values the  BIG BUSINESS PUSHES GLOBAL LIMITS  theme over the  ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS  theme to also ______________. 

1) prefer "pay as you go" and avoiding incurring ecological debt       2) push for more regulation of the economy

3) expect future geoengineering will be needed to address climate change

4) advocate reining in economic growth     5)  advocate breaking up multinational mining companies  

5. The word ______________ can be defined or described as "liable to break, shatter, snap when under stress."

1)  malleable                                       2)   moribund                              3) brittle  

4)   efficient                                     5)  none of the above 

6. The word mitigate can mean all of the following except which one?   

1)   to ameliorate               2)   to make less severe                              3)   to make less disruptive

4)    to debunk                                     5)   to moderate

7.  The word ______________ can be defined or described as "in a state of dying or near death."

1)  nascent                                      2)  moribund                                3)   futurist

4)    brittle                                    5) none of the above 

8. The word ______________ can be defined or described as "measures the extent to which time and resources are well-used." 

1)  efficiency                                      2)       subsidy                          3)  quantitative 

4)    moribund                                    5) none of the above 

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9.  The word ______________ can be defined or described as "payment to group that policy makers deem needs help."

1) obligation                                        2) efficiency                                3)   subsidy

4) moribund                                         5) usury 

10.  The word or phrase closest to describing the opposite of the characteristics of a respected futurist at work is ______________. 

1) systematic                      2)  conscientious                                3)  meticulous 

4)  impetuous                     5)  punctilious

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