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HudsonKB16

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State and local governments have taken on greater responsibility for financing and operating environmental protection programs utilizing innovative policies. Which of the policies below is one of those?
 
  a. One-quarter of all states requires utilities to use renewable sources for some of their power generation.
  b. California mandates the use of water-efficient washing machines.
  c. Washington grants homeowners and small businesses tax credits if they install or use solar- or wind-generatedelectricity.
 d. All of these choices.

Question 2

When one says that Russia suffers from a resource curse, one means that
 
  a. the country's rich deposits of natural resources shelter it from some disruption but also makes it difficult to untangle economic and political power.
  b. the country lacks the necessary natural resources to develop economically.
 c. the country's dependence on export revenue from energy resources makes it highly susceptible to boom-and-bust cycles.
  d. the country has vast natural resources but lacks the capital to gain access to them.
 e. the country's vast energy reserves are mainly located in areas that are difficult to get to.



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akemokai

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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

a




HudsonKB16

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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Excellent


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Gracias!

 

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