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MISC!
100
This period in economic and political history began in 1945 and ended in 1973.
What is the golden age of capitalism?
100
This book was first released in 1972 and described the consequences of a rapidly growing population and used computer simulators to model the effects of rapid population growth.
What is Limits to Growth.
100
This insecticide was originally banned because of it’s effects on bird eggs but the ban was lifted in some areas in effort to curb the spread of malaria.
What is DDT.
100
Sunlight, wind, geothermal, tide
What is renewable energy?
100
This process can be described as changes in information and transportation technology which allow the transportation of goods, people and information to travel faster and more cheaply than ever before.
What is Globalization?
200
This catchy title is the one put forth by Najam to describe the collection of Southern political power during the Rio Conference for use against the North to force them to increase their transfers of wealth.
What is the Rio Bargain?
200
Canada was given this award by an ENGO during the Copenhagen Conference for its expansive exploitation of the oil sands.
What is Fossil of the Year award?
200
The spread of this organism has caused widespread damage to the forests of Western Canada and is said to be caused by climate change
What is the Pine Beetle?
200
The father of the Gaia theory
Who is James Lovelock?
200
This rooftop vegetable garden is found in the Galbraith building.
What is the Sky Garden?
300
This is the common name for the document contains the official definition of sustainable development.
What is the Brundtland (Commission) Report?
300
Bolivia underwent a water crisis due to the privatization of water. This company was responsible for the privatization.
What is Bechdel.
300
The amount of oxygen needed during the time it takes for waste material to be oxidized.
What is biological oxygen demand?
300
Aldo Leopold is credited with this theory in environmental ethics.
What is the land ethic?
300
This animal only lives in the South Hemisphere and never in the Northern Hemisphere
What is a penguin?
400
This piece of B.C. legislation, enacted in 1994, governs forestry operations in the province.
What is the Forest Practices Code?
400
This was the scene of some of the most prominent logging protests in Canadian History
What is Clayoquot sound?
400
When individual particles have sufficient energy or can liberate sufficient energy to remove an electron from an atom or molecule. What is ionizing radiation?
What is ionizing radiation?
400
An approach to designing human settlements and agricultural systems that is modeled on the relationships found in nature
What is permaculture?
400
The famous ENGO that has offices in over 40 countries and with an international coordinating body in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
What is Greenpeace?
500
• An independent financial organization that provides grants to developing countries and countries with economies in transition for projects related to biodiversity, climate change, international waters, land degradation, the ozone layer, and persistent organic pollutants
What is the Global Environment Facility?
500
In 1916, Canada and the United States signed this convention.
What is the Canada-US Migratory Birds Convention?
500
10 to the 15th joules
What is petajoules?
500
Rating system for the design, construction and operation of green buildings, homes and neighborhoods
What is LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)?
500
This is what CANDU stands for.
What is Canada Deuterium Uranium?
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