2013 Example Final Ethics Paper

Running head: THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENTAL ETHIC

The United States Government Environmental Ethic
Benjamin L. Davis
American Military University
Professor Linda Allen
January 23, 2013

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Table of Contents
Abstract ........................................................................................................................................... 3
I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 4
II. Background ................................................................................................................................ 5
Environmental Ethics .......................................................................................................... 5
US Environmental Agencies ............................................................................................... 8
III. Analysis..................................................................................................................................... 9
US Environmental Policy ................................................................................................... 9
US Environmental Agency Mission Statements and Strategic Goals .............................. 10
IV. Conclusions............................................................................................................................. 14
References ..................................................................................................................................... 16

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Abstract
Environmental ethics is the study of moral principles guiding how humans view and interact with the nonhuman natural world. An environmental ethic is critical to understanding how countries, especially those with large populations and high economic productivity such as the United States, value

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