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It’s Not Easy Being Green: Making Environmentally Responsible Choices (ENVSG01-1a)

This Course is a Peer-Led Study Group more info»

Status: Closed

Fee: $140.00

Timing: 10 sessions from October 5, 2009 - December 14, 2009 on Mondays, 10:15am - 12:15pm No class October 12

Course Description: We are deluged with information about the environment and the dire consequences of human behavior. Climate change, environmental degradation, fossil fuel dependence, unsustainable agricultural practices, and related issues have a personal, as well as a political, impact as we try to understand and respond appropriately. In this course, we will discuss the science of climate change; “carbon footprints” and why they matter; and the changes/choices that we can make in our daily lives to reduce our negative impact on the environment.

Text: 2009 State of the World: Into a Warming World by the Worldwatch Institute ($20 or used from Amazon). It includes recent scientific data and interesting information about individual countries. Diane MacEachern’s Big Green Purse ($18 or used from Amazon) has information on personal choices and a good bibliography.

Format: Presentations from class members, with discussion.

Instructor(s): Jean Doyle

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