Encyclopedia of Global Resources part 6 pot

... Air Act of 1 963 and the Motor Vehicle Pollution Act of 1 965 . The 1 963 act was too weak to be effective; in 1 967 , the stronger Air Quality Act was en- acted. The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1970 ... the quadru- pling of the price of imported oil to nearly twelve dol- lars per barrel. A month later, on November 16, 1973, Congress relieved the Department of the Interior of fu...

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... 37,000,000 9 .68 Traprock 361 105,000,000 1,030,000,000 9.82 Volcanic cinder and scoria 46 6 ,63 0,000 48,800,000 7. 36 Miscellaneous stone 435 94,100,000 781,000,000 8.30 Source: Data from U.S. Bureau of ... a waterlogging of the soil. Waterlogging cuts off the supply of oxygen to the roots, and the plants die. Irrigation of crops in dry cli- mates can often result in salinization...

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... metals because of their relatively high value per unitofweight. In contrast, owingtothe bulk of im - purities of copper ore, copper is considered an indus - 62 • Argentina Global Resources A soybean ... soybean farmer in the Pampas region of Argentina inspects his harvest. (Andres Stapff/Reuters/Landov) Global Resources Argentina • 61 Argentina: Resources at a Glance Offi...

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... extraction of natural gas by drilling wells is the conventional means of retrieval but is expected to de - 162 • Canada Global Resources Global Resources Canada • 163 Canada: Resources at a Glance Official ... includes potassium compounds and any material containing potassium. The major use of potash is in the making of fertilizer. Potash was first discovered in Canada in...

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... that included creation of a Department of Energy, deregulation of domestic crude oil prices, and promotion of conservation and alternative energy sources. An advocate of environ - mentalism, ... most processing of ceramics. Althoughsimple, thisdescrip- tion of ceramics was an accurate one until the time of WorldWar II. In the early 1940’s, the field of materials science, of...

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... conventions; government and resources Date: June 21, 20 06 In the later part of the twentieth century and the early part of the twenty-first century, global temperatures have been some of the warmest ever ... and funding research into pollution prevention. 1 963 Clean Air Act of 1 963 First U.S. law providing for monitoring and control of air pollution. 1 967 Air Quality A...

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... liquefaction Global Resources of electricity. Industrial consumption of coal, particularly in the produc- tion of coke for the steel and iron manufacturing industry, is the sec- ond most important use. Globally, ... digging of extensive systems of tunnels and passages within and along the coal layers. These openings are connected Global Resources Coal • 221 presence of whi...

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... 290 • Department of Energy, U.S. Global Resources U.S. Department of Energy Secretary of Energy Deputy Secretary Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ChiefofStaff Office of the Under Secretary For ... a wealth of resources, the Department of the Interior has been prone to scandal. In 1929, Depart - ment of the Interior secretary Albert Falls was con - victed of bribery in...

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... 2008. Web Site World Resources Institute World Resources 2008: Roots of Resilience— Growing the Wealth of the Poor http://www.wri.org/publication/world -resources- 2008-roots -of- resilience See also: ... ex- amples of resource problems in desert areas include overhunting of native ungulates for animal products such as tusks. Natural Resources Deserts of the world hold most...

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... Coordination Act of 1934. In 1939, the management of wildlife was brought under the control of the Department of the Interior as a natural resource. In 1 964 , the department estab- lished the Committee on ... consistent” with the primary purposes of the agencies, the habitats of native verte- brate species that the Department of the Interior de- clared in danger of extinction...

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