Which of the following environmental impacts is not associated with coal consumption? A) In strip mining, the overlying soil and rock layers are removed so that coal veins can be found.
B) Substances that can react with atmospheric substances to form acid rain are released into the
air.
C) Toxic heavy metals such as mercury are released into the environment.
D) Waste products from coal consumption must be stored safely for thousands of years.

An important skill for the beginning home inspector is a. familiarity with reading electric meters. b. good telephone interviewing technique. c. experience in issuing building permits. d. ability to interpret building codes.

In a speech before the american society of newspaper editors (april 16, 1953), president eisenhower stated: "every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and not clothed. this world in arms is not spending money alone. it is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children. this is not a way of life at all in any true sense. under the cloud of threatening war, it is humanity hanging from a cross of iron." do you agree or disagree?

Asapembassies differ from consulates in thata) compared to a consulate, an embassy is a smaller representation of a nation's government in a foreign country. b) consulates are permanent diplomatic missions generally located in a country’s capital, whereas a country may have a number of embassies in various cities. c) embassies are permanent diplomatic missions generally located in a country’s capital, whereas a country may have a number of consulates in various cities. d) embassies deal solely with economic diplomacy and trade relations, whereas consulates deal primarily with political and diplomatic relations with the host nation. e) countries establish embassies in another nation only if it recognizes the sovereignty of that country, whereas consulates exist without regard to recognition of a nation's sovereignty.