Setting Environmental Priorities

Article Abstract:

The US has made substantial progress in improving the environment since the first Earth Day in 1970. Air and water are cleaner, fish populations once thought eliminated are returning and endangered species are increasing. Some observers feel federal regulation must give way to state and local legislation and voluntary compliance by individuals, businesses, and potential polluters. The 106th Congress expects little activity in this area.

Laws, regulations and rules, Environmental policy

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Are businesses better equipped than governments to address 21st-century environmental challenges?

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Margery Kraus, President and CEO, APCO Worldwide and Michael Brune, Executive Director, Rainforest Action Network express their views on whether the businesses, especially multi-national corporations, are well-positioned to take decisive leadership and have the infrastructure as well as resources to address 21st century environmental challenges.

Venture Analysis, Economic aspects, Environmental aspects, Business enterprises, Environmental issue

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Did evolution make males better at math?

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People who support that boys have a biological advantage over girls in math abilities consider evolution responsible for it. One of the explanations offered is that men have better navigational skills and better visualization skills because early man needed these skills to hunt and find his way home.

Analysis, Biological diversity, Biodiversity, Women in science

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