1. A lobbying group notices that a certain state with a large land area per capita is facing a budget deficit. The group targets the citizens of that state with a promotional campaign, which argues that an effective solution to the state's budget problem is to import municipal solid waste (MSW) from other states. Explain the reasoning behind this claim, and discuss two drawbacks of importing MSW from other states.
2. Explain how the enactment of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) in 1980 likely affected the cost of deriving gasoline from petroleum. How might this cost be passed from manufacturer to consumer?
3. Dominic is concerned about the amount of newspaper he throws away each week. Suggest a reduce, a reuse, and a recycle strategy to help Dominic decrease the amount of newspaper waste he produces. Of the three strategies you suggest, which do you think will most decrease Dominic's newspaper waste? Explain your answer.
4. Describe two ways that the practices of many supermarkets are unsustainable. Suggest two strategies for reducing the ecological footprint of a typical suburban supermarket.
5. A student wants to calculate her ecological footprint. To do thiss, she asks herself the following question: How frequently do I use public transportation or carpool rather than driving by myself in a gasoline-burning car? Suggest one additional question the student should ask herself. Explain how the student's answers to each question can help her determine her ecological footprint.
