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The Environment

The Environment. 5/2/2012. Learning Objectives. Accurately describe the social, economic, and political dimension of major problems and dilemmas facing contemporary American society

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The Environment

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  1. The Environment 5/2/2012

  2. Learning Objectives • Accurately describe the social, economic, and political dimension of major problems and dilemmas facing contemporary American society • Use knowledge and analyses of social problems to evaluate public policy, and to suggest policy alternatives, with special reference to questions of social justice, the common good, and public and individual responsibility.

  3. Opportunities to discuss course content • Today 11-2

  4. Readings Required • Energy and Environmental Policy (Chapter 10) Dye • Optional • Population, Global Inequality, and the Environmental Crisis (Chapter 15) Kendall

  5. Paper 3

  6. Copy # 1 • In Class • May 3rd

  7. Copy 2: Turnitin via Blackboard • This paper must also be submitted to turnitin.com by 11:59 PM on May 3rd • Failure to do this will result in a 5 point deduction on the Paper 3 grade. • Don’t leave points on the board

  8. Energy

  9. Natural Gas Advantages Disadvantages Cannot Be used for Transportation Still not carbon free Getting at reserves can have negative environmental consequences • Cleaner Burning than Oil • Easy to Transport and store • The United States has known Reserves

  10. The Saudi Arabia of Natural gas?

  11. Coal

  12. Coal • We use less now than in past years • America is the Saudi Arabia of Coal • Easy to Transport • Cheap

  13. Problem of Coal: Electricity only (sorry Thomas)

  14. Problems of Coal: Acid Rain

  15. Problems of Coal: Global Warming

  16. Nuclear

  17. Nuclear • Used to Make Electricity • Burns very Clean • Can be produced here

  18. Disadvantages • Problems of Waste and Storage • Very high start up costs • R=PxC - has the highest consequences

  19. Renewable/Perpetual

  20. Any New Source • Renewable/Perpetual • Clean • Safe • Affordable

  21. Wind • Turbines Generate electricity • Perpetual • Downsides?

  22. Hydro • Perpetual • Downsides

  23. Solar • Energy from the Sun • Requires large areas • Expensive Start-up

  24. Renewable • Biomass • Biofuels • Geothermal

  25. Conservation • Doesn’t provide instant benefits • Tradeoffs in convenience • It works when it is economically beneficial

  26. Thirty Four years later, very little has changedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dn_pV9fbCE

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