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USA Environment Reform Project (Reform Ideas (Attempting to freeze coal…
USA Environment Reform Project
Programs
Green Education Program(GEP)
Partnerships with Primary and Secondary schools
people from high school will be able to work alongside other volunteers from the EPA for service learning hours
Children from elementary and high school participate in hands-on activities to learn more about the environment and how to reduce carbon footprint.
Partnerships with universities
working alongside the scientists to gain experience
will also increase staff to ensure all projects will be able to be worked on
Renewable Energy Plan(REP)
When residents use clean energy they get certain tax benefits
On a set date, towns will be requested to use clean energy for as long as possible, the more money they receive
corporations and offices that use clean energy to power their offices get tax benefits
If a corporation goes over the limit they will be forced to pay a fine that increases exponentially over the amount that has been limited.
Reform Ideas
Volunteer Program
service learning hours for college students that are working with the EPA
Green Education Program(GEP)
Increase of EPA budget
Decrease of military budget
Pull out/lessening number of troops in Europe
Transferring estimated majority of European troops to Syria and other major conflicts
U.S. Military Personnel Deployments by Country
Attempting to freeze coal industry
Solar panels
Pros and cons of solar panels
Benefits for people who “go solar”
Money support
Citizen
Company
Town
Increase of DOE budget
Improvement in environmental science
Partnership with other scientists from allied countries
Partnerships with universities, as internships and offers to work alongside/for EPA → increase of staff
Results
Decrease of the size of coal/oil industry
More use of clean energy and reducing pollutants
Less military budget
more people educated abut the environment
More people will be interested in the environment
Benefits
EPA
Increase of budget
Increase of employment
DOE
Increase of budget
People get more informed about the environment
College students
Obtain more experience and information
Total Transparency Act
Act that will require all independent government agencies to place their information onto an easily accessible site, unless it were an extreme threat determined by the National Security Council.