POL 107 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Southern California, Acid Rain, Surface Mining
7 Dec 2015
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> unlikely choice, remote location; some of the most unusual natural phenomena > beauty and economics > attracted tourism which brought in profit. Original parks were developed to facilitate use: 12,250 miles of trails, 21,00 significant buildings and structures, train stations built within major parks, automobiles led to 8,500 miles of roads inside parks. Facilitating use: domesticating wildlife > not a good thing, eradicating predators, had given far greater weight to use than to preservation. Yellowstone; in the winter > completely different experience > naturally appealed to the economic interests > dramatic increase in local businesses. Measuring impacts of snowmobile use: carbon monoxide 36 ppm road into park. Highest level in country (32 ppm in southern ca. Bush"s policy: rescind ban and study more. Final eis in october, 2000 ban stands: number of snowmobiles increase, new eis: wait on 4 cycle engines, restrict number to 500/day or. Air pollution laws focus on energy pollutants.
