Class 3 ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY AND ACTORS                                   Monday, June 30

• DUE: ECOLOGICAL SOURCES ANALYSIS

• For Ecological Source Analysis (prompt):

Complete Environmental Scorecard

Take Ecological Footprint Quiz

Determine Your Electricity Profile (from EPA)

• VIDEO: James Gustav Speth, "Capitalism, the Environment, and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability", Institute for International Studies, Berkeley, April 2008 (56m)

Priority One Readings:  

• GEG, Chapter 3, pp. 52-81.

• GEG, Chapter 5, pp. 107-124.

• United Nations Environmental Program (2004), “Multilateral Environmental Agreements: A Summary,” GPB, pp. 143-155 (R).

• Hardin, Garrett (1968), “The Tragedy of the Commons” Science, pp. 1243-1248 (pdf).

• Burger and Gochfield (1998) “The Tragedy of the Commons at 30 years,” Environment 40:10, 4-13, 26-7 (pdf).

Priority Two Readings:

• Michael Maniates (2007) “Going Green: Easy Doesn’t Do It” Washington Post.

• 1972 UN Conference: Stockholm Declaration

• 1992 UN Conference: Rio Declaration

• 2002 UN Conference: Jo'burg Declaration

Class 4 POPULATION & CONFRONTING CONSUMPTION                        Wednesday, July 2

• VIDEO: Annie Leonard (2008). “The Story of Stuff” (20+m)

• VIDEO: Bill McKibben (2007). "The Downside to Economic Growth" (6m)

• VIDEO: NY Times (2007). "The Environmental Cost to China's Growth" (6m)

• FILM: World in the Balance

Priority One Readings:

• GEG, Chapter 2, pp. 12-51.

• Thomas Homer-Dixon(2008), The Upside of Down , Chapter 1, pp. 9-31 (R).

• Thomas Princen, Michael Maniates, and Ken Conca (eds.), Confronting Consumption, pp. 1-17 (R).

• Jennifer Clapp (2002), “The Distancing of Waste: Overconsumption in a Global Economy,” Confronting Consumption, pp. 155-176 (R).

• The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, "Living Beyond our Means"

• Lester Brown (2008) "Deteriorating Oil and Food Security", Chapter 2--Plan B 3.0, Mobilizing to Save Civilization, pp. 27-47.

Priority Two Readings:

• Michael Specter (Feb 25, 2008) “Big Foot” The New Yorker.
• Mark Bittman (Jan 27, 2008). “Rethinking the Meat-Guzzler” NY Times.