Hi, Kate!
Yes, I've done this with my undergrad classes. I hand each student (or
group of students) a map of a particular country and tell them to find
out what its most serious environmental problem is. I might give them
some websites to start some basic research, but letting them choose
I also did semester-long country cases when I used to teach a course on
sustainable development. Each student was assigned a different country
for the whole semester; they wrote one paper on that country's domestic
environment and development issues and then one on that country's
intersection
All,
In case you have not seen this, this Newsweek piece is the best
article I have seen in the popular press about global warming skeptics
and the role of API, Exxon and friends.
The article even includes a link to the CEI promo video on how
wonderful CO2 is for all of us...[carbon dioxide]
I have no connection to this job; only that I think Davidson is a great
place (as is its political science department):
Davidson College seeks applications for an Assistant Professor of
Political Science beginning August, 2008. Emphasis will be on
environmental politics. Teaching load is five
On the same topic: Are there any other good
analyses (academic and otherwise) of strategies
and tactics of climate skeptics in the US?
For example, has anyone conducted a more rigorous
comparison between the tobacco lobby and the anti-climate action lobby?
Henrik
At 09:58 AM 8/7/2007,
Henrik-
Re your first question, I recommend:
McCright, Aaron M., and Riley E. Dunlap.
2003. Defeating Kyoto: The Conservative Movement's Impact on US
Climate Change Policy. Social Problems 50:348-373.
Best, Simone
At 03:47 PM 8/7/2007, Henrik Selin wrote:
On the same topic: Are there any
other
I did something similar Beth's class a few years ago, except that we also
had each student compare their assigned country to the US in order to
provide a bit more perspective. Many were shocked at how poorly the US
stacked up in some areas.
livwell,
dgwebster
On 8/7/07, Beth DeSombre [EMAIL
Henrik,
I just read Heat by George Monbiot. The second chapter of the book
deals with what he terms the denial industry. It is quite a
fascinating read, especially the links he draws between the anti-climate
action lobby and tobacco lobby.
Cheers,
Graeme
At 03:47 PM 8/7/2007, Henrik Selin
FYI, for your pull a thread ... examples in class. Of course, until we
commit ourselves to real valuation of ecosystem services, initiatives such
as certification are likely to be mere palliatives, if that. Wil
Dr. Wil Burns
Senior Fellow, International Environmental Law
Santa Clara University
Henrik,
I'll second Simone's suggestion on McCright and Dunlap. They use a social
movement theory-based framework (the social construction of
non-problematicity) to argue that climate skeptics have indeed fostered
the conditions for US climate policy to stall.
I actually would go as far as to
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