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Oil and the Environment

Oil and the Environment. Kent Chronicles January 2013. Roots of the Embargo. US material support of Israel during the Yom Kippur War Lesser known, the end of the Bretton Woods International Monetary System. Oil Embargo. Stagflation : Stagnant economy and rising inflation

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Oil and the Environment

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  1. Oil and the Environment Kent Chronicles January 2013

  2. Roots of the Embargo • US material support of Israel during the Yom Kippur War • Lesser known, the end of the Bretton Woods International Monetary System

  3. Oil Embargo • Stagflation: Stagnant economy and rising inflation • High unemployment

  4. Ways to deal with the hortage • Lower speed limit • Car Pool • Rationing • Public Transit • Energy Efficiency • Don’t be Fuelish

  5. Government and Business Responses • Pipelines • Exploration • Extend Daylight Savings Time • Alternative fuels • New car fuel efficiency targets • Government turns off lights

  6. Conservation Before the 1970s • The Parks System • TR • Rachel Carson • Silent Spring • The Cuyahoga River

  7. Concerns in the Area • Dumping into the Skagit River

  8. First Earth Day • April 22, 1970 In Philly

  9. Using that Political Will • Clean Air Act • Federal Water Pollution Control Act • Marine Mammal Protection Act • Safe Drinking Water Act • Endangered Species Act • Toxic Substance Control Act

  10. Love Canal In Niagara Falls, NY

  11. In Kent • Western Processing Company • Cleanup started in 1983 • Midway Landfill • Cleanup started in 1985 • Seattle Municipal Landfill • Cleanup started in 1984

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