Respond with an explanation for all questions.

1. What do you think of the proposition that if sustainable environmental practices make business sense that there would be no need for government regulation? Can concerned businesses and consumers operating in free market help protect the planet?

2. Do you think environmental performance should be an integral part of executive incentive systems? For example, should the bonuses for top managers of a profitable firm be withheld if the company does not meet a target for reducing its carbon footprint?

3. Go to the following website https://www.footprintcalculator.org/ and calculate your Ecological Footprint. Post your results. Were you surprised? What can you do to improve your results?

4. How have governments and Wall Street responded to environmental problems? Do you feel they have done enough to make important improvements, why or why not?

5. How does the purchasing of carbon offsets differ from buying emissions permits from another company? Do you feel that either of these really makes a different in helping companies to be more "green'?