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Global environmental issues

  • Air pollutionIn 2010, the cooling towers of a power station in Athlone, Cape Town, South Africa collapsed during a controlled demolition.
  • Climate changeIn 1988, NASA climate scientist James Hansen testified before the U.S. Senate and used the phrase global warming to describe human-caused temperature rises.
  • Steady-state economyAdam Smith published The Wealth of Nations in 1776, establishing the foundation for classical economics. He observed that any national economy would…