The Basics The Climate, It’s a Changing We’re Not in Springfield Anymore Hunting for Conservation Nature Fighting Climate
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What is capitalism?
An economic system where the means of production are privately owned, rather than government owned
200
What is carbon dioxide?
The greenhouse gas primarily responsible for causing climate change
200
What is the United States?
The country that invented nuclear power
200
What is a hunting tag?
The document hunters need to purchase before shooting an animal
200
What are trees?
The original carbon capture machine
400
What are property rights?
The right of every individual to privately own resources in the form of physical land or financial capital
400
What is China?
The country that produces the most greenhouses gasses in the world
400
What is Germany?
This country is on track to close all of its nuclear reactors, creating dependency on Russian fossil fuels
400
What is climate change?
This phenomenon is caused by humans and will impact wildlife migration patterns, access to food, habitat loss, etc.
400
What is the Amazon Rainforest?
This is commonly referred to as as the “Lungs of the Earth”
600
What are subsidies?
A form of the government picking winners and losers in the energy market by providing financial support to certain industries
600
What is sea level rise?
The most acute threat from climate change to coastal areas such as Miami, New York City, etc.
600
What is a small modular reactor?
A smaller, more advanced version of the traditional nuclear reactor
600
What is wildlife population control?
The process of hunting animals to ensure that the population numbers aren’t too high, which would negatively impact ecosystems
600
What is no-till farming?
This farming technique prevents soil from releasing carbon dioxide into the air, while crops are being planted
800
Who is Elinor Ostrom?
The first woman to win a Nobel Prize in economics, for her work on community responses to resource management
800
What is the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change?
The United Nations body responsible for researching the science of man-made climate change
800
What is water vapor?
The white plume you see coming out of nuclear plant cooling towers
800
What is deer?
This animal is the most hunted animal in America
800
What is blue carbon?
This is what we call the CO2 sequestration potential of oceanic ecosystems
What is the (Environmental) Kuznets Curve?
A statistical graph indicating that pollution rises as nations become richer, but then declines when a certain level of prosperity has been reached
What is the Greenhouse Effect?
The technical term to describe how the planet is warming up due to a buildup of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere
What is the Indian Point Nuclear Plant?
The nuclear plant closed in New York City last year, causing emissions to spike 35%
What is South Dakota?
This state has the highest percentage of inhabitants who are also hunters
What is photosynthesis?
This is the process by which plants, trees and other ecosystems suck carbon dioxide out of the air and release oxygen






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