Environmental+Policy+Briefing

Alec Aiello AP Gov project Environmental 1.   1. Air pollution  2. Climate change  3. Fresh water  4. Energy  5. Waste management 2. Air Pollution 3. The industrial process, traveling, such as cars and trucks, and agriculture, because of their use of pesticides. [] 4. The emissions from the industrial process vary greatly, because there are so many different plants that produce different things. Some examples are carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide. This happens all over the world, so blame can’t be placed on one area. Everyone pollutes, even daily drivers. [] 5. The whole world. Some areas are worse than others, like Mexico City, Mexico, or Gary, Indiana. [] 6. 60 billion dollars [] 7. 1 billion dollars [] 8. Billions of dollars a year in economic losses because of premature death, chronic illness, hospitalizations and missed school and workdays. This increases the financial burden on families, hospitals, health maintenance organizations and employers from premature deaths and respiratory and heart problems. [] 9. Clean up coal burning industrial plants. Strengthen ozone air standards. Enforce the law. [] 10. Gov. Granholm deemed September 15- 21, 2003 pollution prevention day. She wants public awareness to be raised about wasting energy and the likes. [] 11. 12 key senators are likely to vote no on a bill that focuses on lowering green house emissions. "The economy has got to be given a major boost, particularly when it comes to jobs. I think that's going to be our focus," said senior Democratic Senator Carl Levin []