ecofootprint
of classEnergy & Society - Sci 321 spring 2007 |
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of class
week one & two |
| class | topic | reading | assignment | Abbey | |
| 1 4/3 |
intro
what is energy |
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answers to 4 questions | ||
| 2 4/5 |
world
energy film: koyannisqatsi |
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film
review due 4/10 |
| 3 4/10 |
film: An Inconvenient Truth | film review due 4/17 | questions for film due Tuesday 4/17 | |
| 4 4/12 |
coal/oil/gas | team groups meet today in class | discussion 1 chap1-4 |
week three & four |
| 5 4/17 |
electricity in the west - Cadillac
Desert
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top 100 power plants EPA Energy Impacts
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| 6 4/19 |
film: Cadillac Desert | film review
in class team groups meet today in class |
discussion 2 chap 5-7 |
| 7 4/24 |
methane | methane notes (pdf 4.3mb) methane notes w/o photos (pdf 2mb)
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Extra Credit Option: 10pts due 5/3 video online 4/25 1 page max, What are the manipulations of science that support the continued "doubt" whether global warming is real and whether it is man-made or natural causes? |
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| 8 4/26 |
field
trip
group1 thursday and group 2 Friday |
field
trip questions & letter (addressed
to Tillamook County Commissioners) due 5/1
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discussion
3 chap 8-10 (next week) |
| energy
field trip to Port of Tillamook Bay Digester Group 1 4/26 Thursday meet at 12(noon) @ coffee shop leave PSU at 12:15 Group 2 4/27friday (meet at 8:45) @ coffee shop leave PSU at 9am pollution is merely a resource that isn’t being used properly...Buckminister Fuller |
week five |
| 9 5/1 |
nuclear
decommissioning & yucca mtn. human consumption |
human causes
of global change
flow diagram example for car |
please read the IPCC 2007 report by clicking on Union of Concerned Scientists webpage |
Quiz for those that did not make the Tillamook Digester Tour (notes on Methane & on Digester web page info) | |
| 10 5/3 |
energy in natural processes and
human consumption global warming & the greenhouse effect
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greenhouse effect
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team groups
meet today in class complete flow diagrams for nuclear & digester write letters for digester & discuss |
discussion 4 chap (8-10 &11-13) |
| half way there |
week six & seven |
| 11 5/8 |
transportation group field study
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film: Artic Oil Extreme Oil @ pbs.org
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| 12 5/10 |
guest lecture biodiesel as a solution |
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Oil/Biodiesel assignment no group meeting for Abbey discussion (email comments within group) |
discussion 5
chap 14-17
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| 13 5/15 |
the
biosphere greenhouse effect and the other 20% of the USA's oil fix - Louisiana (short film) |
biosphere notes louisiana chart one, two, three and notes GHeffect equation one and two (exercise try A=.35 and F=.85) |
Transportation field study due today | ||
| 14 5/17 |
film: ecological design Transportation field study discussion
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ecohunt project issued due team groups meet today in class oil/biodiesel project due |
discussion 6 chap 18-23 |
Events: Paul Hawken @ Bagdad Theatre 7pm $5 "Paul
Hawken, one of the world's most influential environmentalists, reveals a worldwide
grassroots movement of hope and humanity in BLESSED UNREST: HOW THE LARGEST MOVEMENT IN
THE WORLD CAME INTO BEING AND WHY NO ONE SAW IT COMING.
Village Building Convergence May 18-27th by City Repair Sustainable Living Roadshow @ the VBC |
week eight & nine |
| 15 5/22 |
solar | land use article | |||
| 16 5/24 |
wind & garbage using the land |
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team groups meet today in class | discussion 7 chap 24-27 | |
| 17 5/29 |
hydrogen experiment in class |
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24hour challenge | ||
| 18 5/31 |
film:Shimizu City | house | team groups
meet today in class Ecohunt due today |
discussion 8 chap 28-29 |
week ten- (last week of class) |
| 19 6/5 |
shimizu essay monkey wrench discussion group time |
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Monkey Wrench Gang Essay due at Final 6/14 |
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| 20 6/7 |
review Monkey Wrench Finale group 8 presentation |
G8 germany 6-8 june
2007 G8+5 feb 2007 Wash DC Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change Confernece 2005 |
24hour exp due today Turn The Tide due |
discussion 9 chap 29 & epilogue |
Final Presentations June 14 Thursday 10:15-12:05 |
