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The Clean Water Act\'s requirement for the use of best available practicable tec

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Question

The Clean Water Act's requirement for the use of best available practicable technology is an example of 6. a. a revenue recycling mechanism b. a market-based mechanism c. a cap and trade mechanism d. a command and control mechanism. 7. Coal continues to be the main fuel used to generate electricity in the United States. One of the reasons for this is that coal deposits in the United States lie very close to the earth's surface and are easily extracted. a. b. the country has large deposits of coal. c. coal mining is less environmentally destructive than drilling for oil or natural gas d. coal causes almost no air pollution when burned 8. Which of the following is not a characteristic of high-yield variety (HYV) crops? a. They have large, aggressive root systems in order to capture water and nutrients b. They divert a large portion of the products of photosynthesis to grain production. c. They are bred to respond to fertilizers. d. They increased the carrying capacity of the planet for humans.

Explanation / Answer

6.(d) command and control mechanism

Clean water act guidlines are developed by EPA.

7.(b) country has large coal deposit

US is a net exporter of coal.Also 91% electricity in US is produced by coal.

8.(d) They increased carrying capacity of planet for humans.