Class Schedule

Mon, 1/11

Introduction to the Course

Class Survey

Wed, 1/13 and Fri, 1/15

Introduction to Ethical Thinking

Mon, 1/18

NO CLASS – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Wed, 1/20 and Fri, 1/22

Video: “Laid to Waste”

Mon, 1/25 and Wed, 1/27

Environmental Racism

Reading: Cole & Foster (pp. 34-53)

Fri, 1/29

Current Events 1 (Micah Thomas, Samuel Brouson, Drew Lagomarsino, Jessica Fratto)

NY Times

Mon, 2/1 and Wed, 2/3

DVD: “An Inconvenient Truth”

Fri, 2/5

Current Events 2 (Tim Rudolph, Jared Barket, Joe Brach, Steve McSweeney)

NY Times

Mon, 2/8

Videos: CO2 Commercials, Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

Global Climate Change

Readings: WSJ DuPont Article, Rosenzweig Article, Rind Article

Wed, 2/10

Snow Day

Fri, 2/12

Current Events 3 (Dominic D’Angelo, Stuart Johnson, Riva Manocha, Amy Thomson)

NY Times

Mon, 2/15

Global Climate Change

Reading: Hansen-New Scientist Article

Wed, 2/17

Global Climate Change

Reading: Casten-Forbes Article

Fri, 2/19

Current Events 4 (Michelle Martelli, Jen Brandon, Matt Sharkey)

NY Times

Mon, 2/22

Reversing Global Climate Change

Readings: Env. News Service-Solomon, C&E News (pp. 11), Hansen-The Nation Article

Wed, 2/24

Water Pollution

Reading: McNeill (pp. 118-148)

Fri, 2/26

Current Events 5 (Jillian Kwarta, Kendall Concini, Jennifer Evans, Matthew Minteer)

NY Times

Preliminary Course Project Proposals Due

Mon, 3/1, Wed, 3/3, Fri, 3/5

NO CLASS – Spring Break

Enjoy!

Mon, 3/8

Water Pollution and Health

Reading: Dandora Report

Wed, 3/10

Water Pollution and Health

Readings: Env. News Service-Merck, Medical News Today, Rachel’s Blog

Fri, 3/12

Current Events 6 (Andrew Parkin, Robert Przemyshi, Caitlin McKenna, Ashley Donn)

NY Times

Mon, 3/15 and Wed, 3/17

DVD: “King Corn”

Fri, 3/19

Current Events 7 (Brittany Guille, Liz Loney, Sam Spinelli, Kevin Rider)

NY Times

Mon, 3/22

Our Food Supply

Wed, 3/24

Biofuels

Course Project Proposals Due

Fri, 3/26

Current Events 8 (Kenneth Raines, Alan Pagán, Michael Fung, Adam Szewczyk)

NY Times

Mon, 3/29

“Going Green”

Wed, 3/31

Course Project Work Day

Fri, 4/2

NO CLASS – Spring Holiday

Enjoy!

Mon, 4/5

Green Washing

Reading: 24/7 Wall St Article

Wed, 4/7

Course Paper First Draft Due

Fri, 4/9

Current Events 9 (Travis Desilva, Tony Cellini, Amy Naylor, Rachel Beatrice)

NY Times

Mon, 4/12

Green Chemistry and Engineering

C&E News (pp. 59-68)

Wed, 4/14

Course Project Work Day

Fri, 4/16

NO CLASS – Project’s Day

Attend Presentations!

Mon, 4/19

Group Bastin                   

Micah Thomas

Jennifer Brandon

Matt Sharkey

Tony Cellini

Group Serembus

Samuel Bronson

Andrew Parkin

Amy Thomson

Caitlin McKenna

Wed, 4/21

Group Bastin

Jen Evans

Dominic D’Angelo

Travis DeSilva

Rob Przemyski

Group Serembus

Rachel Beatrice

Kevin Rider

Jessica Fratto

Michelle Martelli

Fri, 4/23

Group Bastin

Matt Minteer

Steve McSweeney

Jared Barket

Stuart Johnson

Group Serembus

Amy Naylor

Ashley Donn

Joe Brach

Michael Fung

Mon, 4/26

Group Bastin

Liz Loney

Brittany Guille

Riva Manocha

Adam Szewczyk

Group Serembus

Kenneth Raines

Alan Pagan

Drew Lagomarsino

Sam Spinelli

Wed, 4/28

Final Course Discussion and Evaluation

Mon, 5/3

Final Draft of Research Paper Due