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Monday, April 7th

4/7/2014

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TOPICS:  The Land Ethic,  Justice and Sustainability

Goals: 
  • Evaluate the strengths and limitations of "The Land Ethic"

JOURNAL STARTER:  In your inspiration journal!
  • Summarize Leopold's main point in "The Land Ethic"
  • Is the "Land ethic" an environmental ethic that resonates with you? Why or why not?

Agenda:

1. Announcements/Class Biz

  • Homework for the week
  • Quiz tomorrow:  Be able to apply your understanding of environmental ethics AND "The Land Ethic" to a new reading.
  • Need help with envt ethics before the quiz?  I'll hold office hours tomorrow morning AND at lunch.
  • Divine Photo Scholarship lunch meeting on Wednesday
  • Link to required journal prompts (Same deal as with Happiness and Meaning!)

2. Listen to "Everything is Connected" Podcast, episode 1 

3.  Finish our discussion of "The Land Ethic" 


4. Period 2: Guest Speaker, Patrick with Western Climate Initiative
Western Climate Initiative, Inc. (WCI, Inc.) is a non-profit corporation formed to provide administrative and technical services to support the implementation of state and provincial greenhouse gas emissions trading programs


Homework:
Read the 4 article links and complete the note-taking form found HERE in preparation for Friday's town hall meeting/debate on the Pinon Ridge Uranium Mill.  This is meant to help you evaluate the various issues (economic, social, environmental) at stake in making decisions about energy development as applied to one specific community.


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