What environmental issue do you care about most? Greenhouse gases? Deforestation? Drinkable water for the world’s population? Protection of the polar bear? Select an issue you care about. (If it’s climate change, select a particular possible response to it, such as sharing environmental technologies with developing countries, increasing mileage requirements, requiring the use of energy-efficient light bulbs, etc.) Do some online research for related data and then explore your issue in light of the five concepts discussed above.
Having reviewed both market forces and ethical business decision making, we turn now to government regulation as an approach for meeting our environmental goals. The United States has developed a wide variety of environmental protection laws and remedies, some of which are covered in this section. In evaluating a particular regulation, it will be helpful to keep in mind the following concepts: