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| Municipal waste ranks where in local government expenses? |
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| How much trash is recycled from 1996 - 2006? |
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| Solid waste is predicted to double over how much time? |
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| How much does local government spend on municipal waste each year? |
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| What did the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act establish? |
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-Epa allowed expansion and new landfills
-Only non-hazardous waste
-Must be kept away from airports, wetlands and steep slopes.
-Lined with plastic
-Monitoring systems were installed
-Financial assurance for post monitoring |
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| Have landfills increased or decreased since 1978? |
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| Deceased. 20,000 in 1978 to 1,900 in 2011 |
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| Are there incentives to recycle vs putting in solid waste? |
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| No, it is more expensive to recycle. |
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| What is the most recycled item of municipal waste? |
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| Lead acid batteries (car batteries) |
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| Roughly how much of all waste go into landfills in the US? (Not recycled or incinerated) |
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| How many commercial landfills are there in NJ? |
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| Which state accepts the most municipal waste? |
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| Which two cities have made the biggest strides waste reduction? |
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| Portland, OR and San Francisco, CA |
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| Which material requires the most energy to recycle? |
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| How much of our waste is incinerated in New Jersey? |
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| What can the Federal Government do to reduce solid waste? |
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-Ban packaging that's not biodegradable
-Require manufacturing take backs |
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| EPA believes how much of municipal waste is recyclable? |
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| What can be done to reduce waste? |
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-Mandatory recycling
-Charge for societal waste
-Charge per bag |
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| Which state is the top exporting state of municipal waste and how much do they export? |
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| New York. They export 4.2 million tons per year |
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Term
| How is PJM involved in electricity? |
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-Operate the grid
-Facilitate electric markets
-Plan for expansions |
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| How many people does PJM serve? |
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| How many states does PJM serve? |
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| What is the peak demand of PJM systems? |
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| What are the two energy markets? |
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What are the three largest power generation methods?
How much of our total energy do they produce? |
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| Nuclear (19%), coal (40%) and Natural Gas (28%) make up roughly 90% of our energy. |
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| What is NJ renewable Energy Portfolio? |
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| How many nuclear plants are the Chinese currently building? |
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| What led to the degradation of the ecosystem? |
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-Less open space
-Fragmentation of habitat
-Few old trees |
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| What are two goals of Ecological Restoration? |
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| Interconnectivity and Maximize available parcels |
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| What is the forest interior? |
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| The part of the forest that is 100 meters from the nearest edge |
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| What species utilize nesting boxes? |
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| Bluebird, wood duck, American Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon, Eastern Screech Owl and Bats. |
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| What is the limitations on these birds populations? |
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| Predators and invasive species |
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| What percentage of water is taken out for irrigation in the Klamouth River? |
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| What two tribes utilize the Klamouth River? |
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| What parties are affected by the Klamouth River? |
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| Indians, Farmers, Commercial Fisherman, Fish, Power Companies |
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| Who wanted to preserve land and for what reasons? |
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| John Muir wanted to keep it the same for future generations to experience. |
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| Who wanted to conserve land and why? |
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| Gifford Pinchot wanted to preserve as well and utilize the land for economic gains. |
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| How much land does the Federal Government own in the US? |
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| What problems are associated with federal lands? |
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-Feds don't pay taxes
-No room for economic growth
-Strict regulations |
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| What is the largest National Park? How big is it? |
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| Wrangell - St. Elias in Alaska is 13.2 million acres |
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| What is the smallest National Park? How small is it? |
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| Kosciuscko in Pennsylvania is .02 acres |
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| What are the National Parks principles? |
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-Maintained by Federal Gov't for the people
-Balance of Scenic, Scientific and Historical significance
-Benefit for today
- No commercial or natural resources
-Founded on education
-Recreation, not amusement
-No financial gain
-Private ownership undesireable (Inholdings)
-Intended to last forever
-Laws are federal crimes |
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| How are National Monuments preserved? |
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| The President uses the Antiquities Act of 1906 |
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| What National Monument did George H. W. Bush create? |
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| Northwestern Hawaiian Island National Monument |
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| What do National Preserves allow that National Parks don't? |
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| Hunting, Trapping and Natural Resource extraction |
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| What characteristics make up a National Recreation Area? |
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-Centered on a large body of water
-Emphasizes water-based recreation
-First was Lake Mead |
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| How many NWR are under the Fish and Wildlife Service? |
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| How many surface acres does BLM oversee? How many subsurface acres? |
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| 258 million surface acres, 700 million subsurface acres |
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| What percentage of federal land is managed by BLM? |
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| How many National Forests are there? |
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| National Forests allow what activities on their land? |
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-Timber harvesting
-Skiing
-Wilderness areas
-Mining
-Dams
AKA MUSY (Multiple Use - Sustainable Yield) |
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| Which state has the highest percentage of National Forest land |
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