| Week 01 12 January, 5:15 pm - 9:00 pm |
Topic: Environmental Ethics
Reading Assignment: Sagoff, Mark. Zuckerman's Dilemma: A Plea for Environmental Ethics. Hastings Center Report, September/October 1991, p. 32.ADMIN 569 Readings Packet #3 Kay, Jeanne. Concepts of Nature in the Hebrew Bible. Environmental Ethics, v10, n4, p309ADMIN 569 Readings Packet #5 Barker, Sir Ernest. Social Contract: Essays by Locke, Hume, and Rousseau. Oxford University Press (1953) [pp 22-43]ADMIN 569 Readings Packet #7 Weston, Anthony. Between Means and Ends. The Monist, v75, n2, p236.Film: Mindwalk: A film for passionate thinkers DISCUSSION QUESTIONSSupplemental Course Materials: Armstrong, Susan J. & Botzler, Richard G. Environmental Ethics: Divergence and Convergence Erdoes, Richard & Ortiz, Alfonso (eds). American Indian Myths and Legends Hoffman, W. Michael, Frederick, Robert, & Petry, Edward S. Jr. (eds). The Corporation, Ethics, and the Environment, Part I Johnson, Lawrence E. A Morally Deep World: An Essay on Moral Significance and Environmental Ethics Larusso, Carol Spenard (ed). The Green Thoreau Mander, Jerry. In the Absence of the Sacred: The Failure of Technology & the Survival of the Indian Nations Nerburn, Ken & Mengelkoch, Louise (eds). Native American Wisdom Oelschlaeger, Max (ed). The Wilderness Condition: Essays on Environment and Civilization Rockefeller, Steven C. & Elder, John C. (eds). Spirit and Nature: Why the Environment is a Religious Issue Sachs, Aaron. Eco-Justice: Linking Human Rights and the Environment Stone, Christopher. The Gnat is Older than Man: Global Environment and Human Agenda, Chapter X Suzuki, David & Knudtson, Peter. Wisdom of the Elders: Honoring Sacred Native Visions of Nature Watts, Alan W. Nature, Man and Woman Weatherford, Jack. Native Roots: How the Indians Enriched America | |
| Week 02 19 January | Martin Luther King Holiday | |
| Week 03 26 January, 5:15 pm - 9:00 pm |
Topic: State of the World: The Science of the Environment
Reading Assignment: Welford, Richard & Starkey, Richard Business and the Environment: A Reader, Chapter 2 Warren, Karen J. The Power and the Promise of Ecological Feminism. Environmental Ethics Summer 1990, v12, n2, p125(22).ADMIN 569 Readings Packet #13 Harrison, Paul. Sex and the Single Planet. and Ross, Loretta. Why Women of Color Can't Talk About Population. The Amicus Journal. Winter 1994.ADMIN 569 Readings Packet #18 Erdoes, Richard & Ortiz, Alfonso. Earth Making & The Earth Dragon. American Indian Myths and Legends, Pantheon Books, 1984, p105.ADMIN 569 Readings Packet #19 Frost, Robert & Wordsworth, William. Assorted Poems. "Looking for a Sunset Bird in Winter", A Boundless Moment", "Evening in the Sugar Orchard", and "Rural Illusions".Class Handouts: Brown, Lester R. The Acceleration of History.
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Supplemental Course Materials: Brown, Lester R. Who Will Feed China? Wake-up Call for a Small Planet Dubos, Rene. The Wooing of Earth: New Perspectives on Man's Use of Nature Durning, Alan. How Much is Enough? The Consumer Society and the Future of the Earth Stone, Christopher. The Gnat is Older than Man: Global Environment and Human Agenda, Chapters I, II, III, IV, V Managing Planet Earth: Readings from Scientific American, Chapters 1-6 | |
| Week 04 02 February, 5:15 pm - 9:00 pm | Topic: Costing the Earth: Economics, the Free Market, and the Environment
Reading Assignment: Welford, Richard & Starkey, Richard Business and the Environment: A Reader, Chapter 17 Spash, Clive L. Economics, Ethics, and Long-Term Environmental Damage. Environmental Ethics, v15, n2, p117.ADMIN 569 Readings Packet #16 Socially Responsible Investing: Review & Outlook. The GreenMoney Journal. Spring 1994. Vol. 2, No. 3. pp. 1.ADMIN 569 Readings Packet #17 Rice, Faye. Who Scores Best on the Environment. Fortune. July, 26, 1993. pp. 114.ADMIN 569 Readings Packet #20 Levine, Michael. The Environmental Address Book. EcoFacts. Perigee Book, 1991. pp. 227.Class Handouts: Abramovitz, Janet N. Valuing Nature's Services.
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Supplemental Course Materials: Hoffman, W. Michael, Frederick, Robert, & Petry, Edward S. Jr. (eds). The Corporation, Ethics, and the Environment, Part IV Makower, Joel. The E Factor: The Bottom-line Approach to Environmentally Responsible Business, Chapters 1-2 Stone, Christopher. The Gnat is Older than Man: Global Environment and Human Agenda, Chapters VI, VII, VIII Tietenberg, Tom. Environmental Economics and Policy, Chapters 1, 2, 4, 6, 12 | |
| Week 05 09 February | Independent Work Day | |
| Week 05 14 February, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm | Rice Student Environmental Conference | |
| Week 06 16 February, 5:15 pm - 9:00 pm | Topic: Clean Technology (focusing on the development of new technologies that replace existing high energy and material consuming, and polluting technologies)
Reading Assignment: Katz, Eric. The Call of the Wild: The Struggle against Domination and the Technological Fix of Nature. Environmental Ethics, v14, p265.Video: Gail Mayville (Business Enterprise Trust video)
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| Week 07 23 February, 5:15 pm - 9:00 pm |
Topic: Pollution Prevention (focusing on reducing pollution from existing plants and processes Session Facilitators: Randy and Mike Guest Speakers: Mr. Robert Wallace -- Formosa Plastics Company, Texas, USA Mr. Wallace's experience is in applying environmental and health and safety regulations to the operation of petrochemical-related industries. His 'beyond compliance' philosophy is reflected in the development of work practices at both the corporate and plant level. His current assignment is the application of sustainable development to industry through an innovative agreement with Jim Blackburn and activist Diane Wilson.Mr. James B. Blackburn -- Blackburn & Carter As an environmental lawyer, Mr. Blackburn's law practice involves litigation and consultation on various environmental issues. He teaches environmental classes relating to economics, law, and sustainable development. Mr. Blackburn is also a research associate at the EESI where he is studying sustainable development.DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Reading Assignment: Nerburn, Kent, Ph.D & Mengelkoch, Louise, M.A. The Betrayal of the Land, Native American Wisdom. New World Library, 1991. p47.
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Supplemental Course Materials: Makower, Joel. The E Factor: The Bottom-line Approach to Environmentally Responsible Business, Chapters 3, 6 Tietenberg, Tom. Environmental Economics and Policy, Chapters 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 | |
| Week 08 02 March | Mid-Term Recess | |
| Week 09 09 March, 5:15 pm - 9:00 pm |
Topic: Life-Cycle-Design (focusing on the inclusion of environmental considerations in the regular design of products and production processes) Session Facilitators: Dawn and Tim
Reading Assignment: Nerburn, Kent, Ph.D & Mengelkoch, Louise, M.A. The Ways of the Land, Native American Wisdom. New World Library, 1991. p1.ADMIN 569 Readings Packet #10 The Responsive Communitarian Platform: Rights and Responsibilities. The Responsive Community. Vol. 2, Issue 1, Winter 1991/92.Video: GLOBAL DUMPING GROUND (Frontline video)
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| Week 10 16 March | Independent Work Day | |
| Week 11 23 March, 5:15 pm - 9:00 pm |
Guest Speaker: Mary Ellen Whitworth, formerly Mayor Lanier's Director of Environmental Policy for the city of Houston
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| Week 12 30 March | Independent Work Day | |
| Week 13 06 April, 5:15 pm - 9:00 pm |
Topic: Environmental Management Systems (focusing on changes in management structure and the provision of information on impacts relevant to the environment) Session Facilitators: Mark and Brian
Reading Assignment: Birch, Thomas H. The Incarceration of Wildness: Wilderness Areas as Prisons. Environmental Ethics, Spring 1990, v12, n1, p3(24)ADMIN 569 Readings Packet #14 Martel, Ned & Holman, Blan . Inside the Environmental Groups, 1994. Outside. March 1994, pp 65ADMIN 569 Readings Packet #15 Martin, Michael. Ecosabotage and Civil Disobedience. Environmental Ethics, v12, n4, p291.Class Handouts: Roodman, David Malin. Harnessing the Market for the Environment and Reforming Subsidies.
Supplemental Course Materials: Buchholz, Rogene A. Principles of Environmental Management: The Greening of Business, Part III Hoffman, W. Michael, Frederick, Robert, & Petry, Edward S. Jr. (eds). The Corporation, Ethics, and the Environment, Part III Makower, Joel. The E Factor: The Bottom-line Approach to Environmentally Responsible Business, Chapters 4, 5, 7 Stead, W. Edward & Stead, Jean Garner. Management for a Small Planet: Strategic Decision Making and the Environment | |
| Week 14 13 April, 5:15 pm - 9:00 pm |
Topic: Loop-Closing (focusing on re-use and recycling of waste-products through the cycle of the product) Session Facilitators: Heather and Cavan
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Supplemental Course Materials: Managing Planet Earth: Readings from Scientific American, Chapter 9 | |
| Week 15 20 April | Independent Work Day | |
| Week 16 27 April | Final Examination Period Topic: Course Wrap-up/Careers in Environmentalism Session Facilitator (Careers in Environmentalism): Russ
Reading Assignment: Wenz, Peter S. Minimal, Moderate, and Extreme Moral Pluralism. Environmental Ethics, v15, n1, p61.ADMIN 569 Readings Packet #21 Cook, John R. Jr. A Perspective on Environmental Careers. EnviroLink. Winter 1994. pg. 1.ADMIN 569 Readings Packet #22 Basta, Nicholas. The Environmental Career Guide. "Introduction to the Green-Collar World". 1991. Chap. 1, pp. 1.Supplemental Course Materials: Tietenberg, Tom. Environmental Economics and Policy, Chapters 20, 21 Managing Planet Earth: Readings from Scientific American, Chapter 11 | |
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