Advanced English Reading and Comprehension

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Critical thinking

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EXERCISE

Making evaluationsIndicate which of the following actions represent (✓) or do not

represent (X) a move toward sustainability. Give reasons to support your answers.

1. Oil and gas exploration in environmentally sensitive areas, such as the Arctic or
   wilderness preserves


2. Clearing woodlands and hillsides to build luxury single-family homes


3. Limiting the number of children to two per couple and promoting family planning
   and birth control


4. Rezoning agricultural land for commercial uses, such as shopping malls and big-box
   stores


5. Buying locally grown food in season and providing spaces in urban areas for
   apartment dwellers to grow gardens


6. Changing building codes to require the incorporation of solar energy and energy-
   conservation features in new construction


7. Manufacturing cheap goods that cannot be repaired, serviced, or recycled, and that
   have a limited life span


8. Creating carfree and pedestrian-friendly inner cities, and linking walkways and bike
   paths with public transportation


9. Collecting organic waste in cities and using it for compost in public parks and
   gardens


10. Building more nuclear power plants