Chapter 3 Key Terms Environmental

33150625	Command and Control Regulation Pollution	control laws that work by setting pollution ceilings
33150626	Conservation	sensible and careful management of natural resources
33150627	Deforestation	temporary or permanent of large expansion of forests
33150628	Degradation	process that decreases future ability of land to support crops
33150629	Economics	study of how people use limited resources to fulfill their needs.
33150630	Emission Charge	taxes on pollution
33150631	ERC	waste discharge permit
33150632	EIS	helps federal officials and the public make informed decisions
33150633	Environmental Movement	group of environmentalists
33150634	External Costs	harmful side effect of production or consumption of a product
33150635	Incentive Based Regulation	pollution control laws
33150636	Kyto Protocol	treaty signed to reduce C0^2 emissions by 2012
33150637	Marginal Cost of Pollution	cost in environmental change of a unit of pollution
33150638	Marketable Waste Discharge Permit	permits allowing the holder to pollute a given amount
33150639	Montreal Protocol	international negotiations
33150640	National Emission Limitations	maximum permissable amount of a particular pollutant
33150641	NEPA	US federal law that is the cornerstone of US environmental policy.
33150642	Natural Capital	Earth's resources and processes
33150643	Natural Resources	anything from the environment that meets a particular species needs
33150644	Negative Externality	(external cost)
33150645	Optimum Amount of Pollution	pollution that is economically most desirable
33150646	Preservation	protection areas from human activities
33150647	Salvage Logging	when weakened trees are harvested
33150648	Sink	depended for waste products
33150649	Source	depended on for raw materials
33150650	Unfunded Mandate	federal requirements imposed on state and local governments