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Project FutureApril 17, 1999
Environmental Truths and Environmental Myths
Are You an Environmentalist?
BEING AN ENVIRONMENTALIST MEANS
Environmentalism in the 1990s
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Environmentalism in the 1990s
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Environmentalism in the 1990s
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BEING AN ENVIRONMENTALIST MEANS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRUTH$100,000,000,000/year
Environmental Myths
ENVIRONMENTAL TRUTHS
MYTH 1Most Groundwater is Polluted
GROUNDWATERsafe or polluted?
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ANSWERS
Large or Small: Does It Matter
MYTH 2Acid rain is destroying our environment
SOX & NOX Reduction
NAS Study of Acid Rain
Costs of Alternative Actions
MYTH GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
IF GLOBAL WARMING
Analysis of Global Climate Change Requires
MYTH 3WETLAND LOSSES
WETLAND LOSSES
WETLAND RESTORATION
WETLANDS GROWING
MYTH 4Organic foods are safer
Organic foods are safer
Pesticide Residues
CarcinogensNatural vs Artificial
CarcinogensNatural Vs Artificial
MYCOTOXINS
Patulin in apple juice
U.S. Food Supply
Food Poisoning
We Are Running Out of Oil
Myth of Oil Scarcity
OIL: Reserves & Consumption
Oil Reserves
REDUCE, REUSE,RECYCLE
WHY RECYCLE??????
RECYCLING LAWS
STEWARDSHIP RECYCLING IS ALWAYS GOOD
MYTH 5Recycling newsprint saves trees
RECYCLING fewer trees and more pollution
MYTH 6NON-RECYCLABLE PRODUCTS WASTE RESOURCES
Disposables Can Save Environment
MYTH 7We are running out of landfill space
Annual US solid waste would fill a convoy of garbage trucks
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Exploding the Landfill Myth
MYTH 8RECYCLING SAVES MONEY
Recycling is costly
Recycling in West Lafayette
WHY RECYCLE ?????
Recycling $ How could they be used
What are we buying with our recycling expenditures???
RECYCLING FEELS GOODDRIVING A GREEN ROLLS ROYCE
Caring about the Environment Means More than Just Feeling Good
Quality Environment Requires
LESSONS LEARNED
Stephen B. Lovejoy
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