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Who is typically regarded as the most eco-friendly president of all time?
Richard Nixon
Who was the author of “Silent Spring?”
Rachel Carson
What national holiday is associated with environmentalism?
Earth Day
What nuclear power plant in the US failed in 1979?
Three-Mile Island
Which president created the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression?
Franklin Roosevelt
Which senator pushed for the creation of Earth Day?
Nelson
What pesticide did Silent Spring denounce?
DDT
What kind of messes were protesters complaining about the most in the 1960’s?
Toxic Waste
Name an environmental act Nixon passed
Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, etc.
What can the EPA do regarding national environmental laws?
Enforce laws
Name an action the Endangered Species Act does to protect endangered animals
Design protected habitats, determine which animals are endangered, etc.
What is the name of the act that federally protects rare animals?
Endangered Species Act
What was a main reason the Clean Water Act was passed?
Disgusting drinking water
What was a main reason the Clean Air Act was passed?
To limit the amount of chemicals in the air that cause asthma, cancer, etc.
Name an accomplishment of the Environmental Protection Agency
Regulating auto emissions, banning the use of DDT, cleaning up toxic waste, protecting the ozone layer, increasing recycling, etc.
Which fossil fuels is nuclear energy considered to be cleaner than?
All of them
How many years has it been since the US has had a nuclear reactor meltdown?
44 years
What is an element nuclear reactors used to use?
Uranium/Plutonium
What was the MAIN purpose of the Environmental Protection Agency?
Unify and Clarify all federal environmental laws
What priority level was environmentalism for Franklin Roosevelt?
Secondary
What was nuclear science mainly used for before nuclear energy?
Atomic bombs/war
What was the big revelation Rachel Carson had in Silent Spring?
The rise of industrialism directly causes the destruction of nature.
Other than nuclear plant meltdowns, what is the worst part about nuclear energy?
Radioactive waste is tricky to contain
Which political party pushed for the creation of Earth Day?
The Democrats AND Republicans
Convince Ms. J of your opinion on nuclear energy (using a solid, well thought out argument)
Thanks Ms. J!