[GEOG 2EI3] - Midterm Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (49 pages long)
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No, some people matter more than others and have more say. The government it"s the go(cid:448)er(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t"s jo(cid:271) to (cid:449)at(cid:272)h out for us, take (cid:272)are of us. Corporations bigger than the government, growing in size and power. Planned obsolescence: (cid:862)desig(cid:374)ed for the du(cid:373)p(cid:863, plastic bags, coffee cups, mops, dvds, cameras, barbeques, computers, etc. Perceived obsolescence: convinces us to throw away stuff that is still perfectly useful, changing the way stuff looks, making us unhappy with what we have, ex. Company owners externalize the true costs of production. People pitch in all along the system. Emerged in the 1950s under u. s. president dwight eisenhower. We are using too much stuff and we are using more than our share. Uses energy to mix toxic chemicals in with the natural resources to make toxic, contaminated products (toxics in, toxics out) Use of brominated flame retardants [bmrs], which cause brain cancers.