Many Americans associate debates about energy with recent attempts to introduce clean and renewable fuels, while making them viable on a large scale. However, regulation, direction, and control of energy--in terms of production, distribution,...
Urban Development & Sprawl
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The Federal National Mortgage Association -- better known as Fannie Mae -- was established in 1938 as part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal legislation. Just like the recent financial crisis,...
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You have heard the rhetoric: the suburbs are unsustainable, destroy farmland, lack community, and cause global warming. "Anti-Sprawl" messages are popular and the images of friendlier neighborhoods and healthier...
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The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) was passed in 1969. The purposes of the act are: "To declare a national policy which will encourage productive and enjoyable harmony between man and his environment; to...