Energy & Society - Sci 321 Fall 2006 |
week one & two |
| class | topic | reading | assignment | Abbey |
| 1 | intro population & consumption | notes | ecofpt | |
| 2 | Pop & ecology | newnotes | wksht |
| 3 | quiz film: koyannisqatsi |
class comments | quiz
answers above click on working concept diagram short review via email to instr on film energy consump article due |
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| 4 | energy & household use | online notes | 24 hr fieldwork exam due 10/10 Tues | discussion 1 chap1-4 |
week three & four |
| 5 | energy explained | class notes | 24 hr
project due 100word review of article topic this week due |
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| 6 | electricity in the west - Cadillac
Desert
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E=mc-squared | 4 questions from tuesday completed answers | discussion 2 chap 5-7 |
| 7 | non-renewables coal/gas/oil video-Hopi Land | 24hr project
returned team groups meet today in class |
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| 8 | nuclear decommissioning & yucca mtn. | nuclear article | discussion 3 chap 8-10 |
| energy
field trip to Port of Tillamook Bay Digester 10/20 friday leave PSU at 9am (meet at 8:45) pollution is merely a resource that isn’t being used properly...Buckminister Fuller |
week five |
| 9 | externalities | human causes
of global change
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| 10 | global warming & greenhouse effect | greenhouse effect | discussion 4 chap 11-13 |
| half way there |
week six & seven |
| 11 | ecosystems & biodiversity | notes | case study | |
| 12 | natural capital | discussion 5 chap 14-17 | ||
| 13 | ecological design video | house | ||
| 14 | energy efficiency & conservation | fieldwork exam 2 | discussion 6 chap 18-23 |
field trip portland renewables 11/10-fieldwork exam 2 |
week eight & nine |
| 15 | solar | land use article | field reports due exams due |
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| 16 | wind | wind power article | discussion 7 chap 24-27 | |
| 17 | biomass & alternative fuels (biodiesel) | |||
| 18 no school Thanksgiving |
discussion 8 chap 28-29 |
week ten- (last week of class) |
| 19 | Redesign America | class project | ||
| 20 | overview | Monkey Wrench Gang Essay due | discussion 9 chap 29 & epilogue |
Final Presentations Dec 5 Tuesday 10:15-12:30am |
