The Environmental Debate, Third Edition

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Document 161: Oakland’s Zero Waste Resolution (2006) .............................................. 230

Document 162: New York City’s PlaNYC 2030 (2007) ................................................... 232

Document 163: Massachusetts et al. v. Environmental Protection

Agency et al. (2007) .............................................................................. 234

A. The Case ......................................................................................... 234

B. Opinion of the Court Delivered by Justice

John Paul Stevens .............................................................................. 235

Document 164: Jared Diamond on Consumption, Population, and

Sustainability (2008) ............................................................................. 236

Document 165: Christine MacDonald on Sustainable Development and

Corporate Policy (2008) ....................................................................... 238

Document 166: LEED and the Green Building Revolution (2008, 2010) ......................... 239

A. Richard Fedrizzi on the Founding of the Green Building

Council and Its LEED Certification Program (2008) .......................... 239

B. The LEED Certification System (2010) ............................................. 240

Document 167: Jeff Biggers Questions the Concept of

“Clean Coal” (2008) ............................................................................. 241

Document 168: Mark Bittman on the Environmental Impact of the American

Diet (2009) ........................................................................................... 243

Document 169: Mark Z. Jacobson and Mark A. Delucchi’s Plan for

Carbon-Free Electricity by 2030 (2009) ................................................. 244

Document 170: John Wargo on Our Chemical Environment (2009) ............................... 247

Document 171: Christopher B. Leinberger on Walkable Neighborhoods with

Public Transportation (2010) ................................................................ 249

Document 172: Donald Gilliland Reviews Josh Fox’s “Gasland” (2010) ......................... 251

Document 173: Barack Obama Recommends a National Policy for Stewardship of the

Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes (2010) .................................... 253