Dobson, Wendy, 131

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Bill, 243, 259, 263n23, 264n27

Doer, Gary, 40, 141

Decoupling theory, 177–178

Democratic peace theory, 62

Department of Homeland Security, 67, 278–284, 362–363

Diefenbaker, John, 64, 96, 155, 160, 349, 356

Economic Action Plan, 516

Eisenhower, Dwight D., 136, 143, 347–348

energy security, 3, 279, 290, 293, 516–517, 597–599

Energy Independence and Security Act, 292

Alaska National Wildlife Reserve (ANWR), 292

renewable energy, 277, 286, 514–515, 598–599

U.S.-Canada Clean Energy Dialogue, 137, 515–516, 525, 528

English Canada, 440, 442, 457–458, 476, 498

Upper Canada, 306, 310, 313, 316–317, 320

environment xvi, 11, 35, 37–39, 41, 43, 93, 102–104, 114, 130, 137, 180, 278, 290–291, 293–294, 334, 386, 422, 429, 484, 490, 507–515, 517, 519–520, 522–524, 526–528, 539–540, 563, 580–581, 594, 597–599

environment (continued)

climate change, 3, 11–12, 104, 113, 115, 118, 137, 278–279, 291–292, 425–426, 461, 508, 511–528, 553–554, 581, 597–599, 614

Clean Air Act, 507, 514

Climate Change Action Plan (2001), 520

Green House Gases (GHG), 45, 115, 279, 291, 293, 512–514, 520–521, 523, 553, 599

Gulf of Mexico, 598

Midwest Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord (MGGRA), 521

North American Leaders’ Declaration on Climate Change and Clean Energy, 523, 526, 528

sustainable development, 507–508, 581, 597

Turning the Corner, 513, 515, 518

Western Climate Initiative, 45, 137, 520, 525

Evangelicals, 320

Exemptionalism, 1, 7, 39–40, 273

Exceptionalism, 1, 7, 273, 283, 355, 490

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, 229

Federal bailouts, 3, 177, 226, 232, 259

Federalism, 7, 12, 294, 476, 484, 500, 537, 539, 542, 544, 547, 554–555, 557–560, 564–566

Financial Institutions Supervisory Committee, 243, 263n22