Geography 630E
Human Impact on the Environment
Objectives
·
to understand the impact that man has had, and continues
to have, on the environment including issues such as global warming, ozone
depletion, air pollution, acid rain, water pollution, availability of fresh
water, biodiversity, deforestation, energy supply and use, sustainable
agricultural practices
·
to understand the severity of these problems, their cause, and possible
solutions
·
to understand the economic and political implications of environmental
policy
Debates:
1. Feb
19: Oil drilling should be permitted in
the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
FOR: Mike Koepnick,
AGAINST: Matthew Conrad, Tiffany Robinson
References:
NRC report on Arctic
drilling (pdf)
USGS report on oil and gas
potential (pdf)
2. Feb
26:
FOR: Patrick Kahn, Matthew Conrad
AGAINST:
References:
Katrina and Government
Disaster policy (pdf)
Reconstruction of New Orleans
(pdf)
3. Mar
12: A tax of $1/gallon should be added
to the price of gasoline to fund public transportation projects
FOR: Tiffany Robinson, Kathryn Ward
AGAINST: Patrick Kahn, Mike Koepnick
References:
Funding public transport (pdf)
Los Angeles and transport (pdf)
Comparison of UK and US gas taxes (pdf)
© Helen Cox, 2007.
Last updated, Feb 13, 2007.