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groundwater, 430–431 geography, 26f glucose, 47, 50
legislation, 431–432 geologic epoch, new, 56–57, 57f glyphosate-resistant weeds, 282
non-point sources, 426 geologic hazards, 57–61 GM crops. See genetically modified organisms
nutrients, 427 geology, 26f, 51–57 golden toads (Bufo periglenes), 307f
pathogens, 426–427 bathymetric profile of ocean, 440f Good Laboratory Practice (GLP), 399
point sources, 426 George Mason University, 677, 679 goods/services, 159
sediment, 430 Georges Bank ecosystem, 21, 160–161
thermal, 430 bottom-trawling, 458, 458f Gore, Al, 523–524
toxic chemicals, 426 cod fishing, 459f government(s)
freshwater marshes, 413 geothermal energy, 51, 616–618 environmental policy and, 182f
freshwater systems, 409–414 benefits, 616–617 GPI. See Genuine Progress Indicator
flow, 410f Earth’s systems powered by, 51 Grand Banks cod fishing, 459f
groundwater and, 409, 411 EGS, 617 Granéli, Edna, 130
lakes, 412 electricity, 616 granite, 55
phosphorus and, 130f at The Geysers, 51, 51f, 616 grants and funding, 31
ponds, 412 heating, 618 grassland (s)
surface water, 411–412 power plants, 617f invasive species, 107
wetlands, 412–414 Germany temperate, 113–114
frogs, 393f. See also specific species fossil fuel consumption, 562f grasslands, restoring native, 252f, 253f
fronts, 471, 472f solar energy, 598f, 599–600, 612f gravel, mining, 656
fruit flies, 71, 74 wind power, 613f Gray, Janet, 377
FSC. See Forest Stewardship Council geysers, 51f, 60 Gray Ranch, 252
fuel efficiency, 526, 526f, 565–566 Girardet, Herbert, 368 grazing practices, 242, 247, 250, 252
Fuentes, Carlos, 467 GIS. See geographic information system Great Britain, 283
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, 40–41, 44–45, glacier(s) Great Lakes
578–579, 579f melting, 516 in Canada, 93–94
health impacts, 580–581, 581f Montana, melting, 516f food web, 99–100
radiation, 581f glass windows, birds killed by, 611f Lake Erie, 93
full cost accounting, 171f 172 Glickman, Dan, 280 Lake Huron, 93
fundamental niche, 95, 95f global climate change, 501–533, 502 phytoplankton, 99
fungi, species, 102 adaptation, 525 pollution, 93
fungicides, 273 addressing, 532–533 quagga mussels in, 107f
Furuno, Takao, 287–288 aerosols, 505 sea lamprey in, 97, 97f
agriculture and, 248–249 temperate deciduous forest, 113
biodiversity loss and, 88, 307 zebra mussels in, 93–94, 96, 107f
G bird populations, 67 Great Pacific Garbage Patch, 450, 454f
G-38. See Group of 38 carbon storage in forests and, 328 Great Plains, U.S., 113–114
Galápagos Islands, 68, 95 coral reefs and, 446–447, 519 climate change, impacts of, 523f
Gardner, Gary, 627 discounting and, 166 shelterbelts, 244
gas economics, 167f, 520–521 great tits, 519
discovery, EROI, 542f environmental policy, 195f Great Wicomico River, 136, 136f
extraction, 560 feedback loops and, 505 Great Works Dam, 422f
hydraulic fracturing, 552–553 forestry and, 339–340, 339f, 520 Greater Portland Plan (Bennett), 361
landfill, 634 fossil fuel emissions and, 529–530, 554–555 greater sage grouse, 314f
Gasland, 184 greenhouse gases and, 502–505, 503t Greek civilization, environmental degradation, 23
Gates, Bill, 207 health and, 520 Greeks Going Green program, 677
GDP. See Gross Domestic Product human impact, 522–524, 524f green building, 366, 367f, 367t, 368
gecko, 96f infectious disease, 383 campus, 675–676
gemstones, 656 international negotiations, 528–529 De Anza College, California, 671f, 672
genera, 73 malaria and, 88 sustainable cities and, 366, 367f, 367t, 368
General Land Ordinances of 1785 and 1787, 191 market mechanisms and, 530–531 green manure, 246, 253
General Mining Act of 1872, 191, 200, 664 mitigation, 525 Green Revolution, 236, 254, 265–266, 279
generalists, 79 mosquitoes, 88 consequences, 265–266, 265f
genes, 47, 68 oceans and, 444 genetic engineering vs., 284
genetic diversity, 295, 295f organisms affected by, 519–520, 519f green taxes, 199
genetic engineering, 262, 279–280 ozone and, 490 greenbelts, 366
genetic variation, natural selection and, 68–69 precipitation and, 514 green-collar jobs, 602, 602f, 683f
genetically modified (GM) crops, 280f, 281f protected areas and, 350 greenhouse effect, 502
genetically modified (GM) fish, 270 regional impacts, 521, 523f greenhouse gases, 57, 502–505
genetically modified (GM) food, 262, 279–286 responding to, 525–533 as air pollutants, 480–481
benefits of, 282 rising seas and, 501–502 climate change and, 502–505, 503t
debate over, 283–286 scientific evidence, 510 electricity generation and, 525–526
impacts of, 282–283 thermohaline circulation and, 443, 443f geologic epoch, new and, 57
labeling, 286 Global Footprint Network, 38. See also new renewable energy sources, 601f
genetically modified (GM) organisms, 262, 279 ecological footprint greenwashing, 174
genomics, 28 Global Forest Resources Assessment, 329 greenways, 366
Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI), 171, 171f global warming, 502. See also global climate Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 170 INDEX
per capita, 178 change GPI and, 171–172, 171f
geoengineering, 532, 532f Global Warming Solutions Act, 530 per capita, 178
geographic information system (GIS), 133 globalization, local self-sufficiency and, progress and, 170–171
data set layering, 133f 687–688, 687f gross primary production, 129 I-9

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