Environment of Tennessee

Environment of Tennessee

The geological environment of Tennessee is as diverse as its landscapes. Politically, Tennessee is broken up into three Grand Divisions: East, Middle, and West Tennessee. Physically, Tennessee is also separated into three main types of landforms: river valley plain, highlands and basins, and mountains.

Nature centers

The environment of Tennessee includes the nature centers of Discovery Center at Murfree Spring, Lichterman Nature Center and Owl's Hill Nature Center.

Flora

* Astragalus bibullatus
* Eriogonum longifolium var. harperi
* Isoetes lacustris
* Rock gnome lichen
* Sarracenia oreophila
* Utricularia inflata
* Utricularia radiata

Trees

*Abies fraseri
*Ulmus serotina

Global warming in Tennessee

Executive Order 54 establishes the Energy Policy Task Force with the goal of creating a new state energy plan by December 1 of 2008. [http://www.tennesseeanytime.org/governor/AdminCMSServlet?action=viewFile&id=1201] .

Another order establishes the Interagency Alternative Fuels Working Group with the goal of making Tennessee a leader in the biofuels industry. [http://www.tennessee.gov/environment/altfuels/pdf/execorder33.pdf] . The Working Group came up with an Alternative Fuels Strategic Plan which lays out goals for increasing biofuel and feedstock production and displacing petroleum use.

Public Chapter 489 (2007) requires all agencies and state educational institutions to create plans by January 1, 2008 to reduce or displace petroleum use in government fleet vehicles by 20%. [ [http://epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-programs/state-and-local/states/tn.html Tennessee - State Best Practices | Clean Energy | US EPA ] ] .

See also

* Geology of Tennessee

References

External links

* [http://tennessee.gov/environment/ Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation] .
** [http://www.state.tn.us/environment/apc/ Division of Air Pollution Control]
* [http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/ Tennessee Department of Transportation]
** [http://www.sealtfuels.org/ Southeast Alternative Fuels Taskforce]


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