Question 1. Which of the following is NOT generally identified as biomass fuel?
Answer
Agricultural waste and grains
Industrial garbage and recycled materials
Animal manure and wood
Wood
Question 2. Which of the following statements about the Three Gorges Dam is FALSE?
Answer
It is the largest dam in the world.
It created a reservoir over 400 miles long.
It will produce electric equivalent of 18 nuclear power plants.
It will be one of the most environmental and socio-economic friendly dams in the world.
Question 3. The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) was created within the Department of the Interior to enforce SMCRA. OSM has been criticized for inaction and lack of enforcement of violators. Court rulings have also hampered the effectiveness of SMCRA. Name one case that exemplifies this situation.
Answer
West Virginia v. Bennett Mining
United States v. Staley Mining
United States v. Burns
Braggs v. Robertson
Question 4. Which of the following are NOT examples of wetlands ecosystems?
Answer
Bottomland hardwood
Fens
Prairie potholes
Drainage basins
Question 5. The World Commission on Dams reported in 2000:
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that dams' benefits have been outweighed by social and environmental costs.
that dams can never play a significant role in alternative energy production.
that dams have created new economic, environmental, and employment zones in their regions.
that dams have had little ecosystem effect because of species adaptability of transplanted flora and fauna.
Question 6. What was one of the major factors associated with the repeal of the Bush administration's changes to the consultation process of the Endangered Species Act?
Answer
Climate change
Oil exploration
Acid rain
Wetlands
Question 7. Which of the following is FALSE about the EPAct?
Answer
The EPAct requires uniform labeling of alternative fuels.
The EPAct creates increasing energy efficiency programs.
The EPAct installed 20,000 solar energy systems in federal facilities.
The EPAct promoted increasing reliance on renewable energy.
Question 8. President Ford established which of the following national programs?
Answer
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
55 mph speed limit
Daylight Savings Time
Department of Energy
Question 9. SMCRA was vetoed twice by one president and finally signed into law by __________.
Answer
President Ford
President Carter
President Nixon
President Reagan
Question 10. Since 1955, what have been the primary sources of our energy in the U.S.?
Answer
Petroleum and natural gas
Coal and petroleum
Petroleum and hydroelectric
Petroleum and nuclear
Question 11. Congress established the Endangered Species Act in 1973. Highlight some positive aspects of the act and its effects on energy policy, along with considering some programs that may have a harmful effect upon endangered species protections. Your answer should be approximately 250-300 of your own words. Provide a reference citation for your source material.
Question12. Reflect on what you learned on Natural Resources or energy this unit within Environmental Law. Describe something that you had difficulty with and where you think the difficulty lies.