Environmental Ethics and Land Management ENVR E-120 http://courses.dce.harvard.edu/~envre120 Some Background Notes on … The Economics of Market Scarcity vs. The Economics of Natural Abundance The Necessary Paradigm Shift for Sustainability Timothy C. Weiskel Discussion Session 11 14 November 2012 Harvard University Extension School Fall Semester 2012
http://environmentaljusticetv.wordpress.com/2012/10/09/a-river-of- waste-the-hazardous-truth-about-factory-farms/ Tim Weiskel - 2
CCTV – Channel 9 - 4:30pm Sunday, 18 November or 12:00 midnight, 19 November.
Specific skills – to be learned and practiced in this course: we will need to earn how to: Identify moral and ethical arguments forwarded in the realms of environment and public policy. Analyze these arguments. Evaluate these arguments (that is, make judgments about relative merit). Formulate your own arguments in response to the available logic in reference to specific problems. Articulate your moral argument effectively. and Persuade those who remain unconvinced. Tim Weiskel - 4
Specific skills – to be learned and practiced in this course: we will need to earn how to: Identify moral and ethical arguments forwarded in the realms of environment and public policy. Analyze these arguments. Evaluate these arguments (that is, make judgments about relative merit). Formulate your own arguments in response to the available logic in reference to specific problems. Articulate your moral argument effectively. and Persuade those who remain unconvinced. Tim Weiskel - 5
The first step in “evaluating” anything is to evaluate the source material you have about the phenomena… This requires a critique of sources…that is, a critical evaluation of source material. Tim Weiskel - 6
VS The Tea Party Movement Tea? or Coffee?
The Tea Party Movement Tea? or Coffee?
Tea? or Coffee?
Who is behind the “Tea Party?” The Tea Party Movement Tea? or Coffee?
http://youtu.be/0JjQxPJOAfg
http://youtu.be/d_Ht-rF93Yc
http://youtu.be/d_Ht-rF93Yc http://youtu.be/k-cL3odTioM
Robert Greenwald's "Koch Brothers Exposed“ (Full)
http://youtu.be/3AnB8MuQ6DU Tim Weiskel - 15
"(Astro)Turf Wars - Trailer," YouTube - astroturfwars, (29 September 2010).
"Public Denied Access to "Energy Citizen" Big Oil Company Picnic," YouTube - PublicCitizenInc, (20 August 2009). Tim Weiskel - 17
"Uncloaking the Koch Brothers, Tea Party," YouTube - RTAmerica, (31 January 2011).
Who is behind the “Coffee Party?” Tea? or Coffee?
Who is behind the “Coffee Party?” (a small set of billionaires) Tea? or Coffee?
http://youtu.be/lO_5HvnFEv0
"10,000 Surround White House to Protest Keystone XL Tar Sands Oil Pipeline," YouTube - democracynow, (7 November 2011).
Perhaps its time to wake up and smell the coffee…”
VS The Tea Party Movement Tea? or Coffee?
Supports the 1% Supports the 99% VS The Tea Party Movement Tea? or Coffee?
Supports the 1% Supports the 99% VS The Tea Party Movement Tea? or Coffee? Evaluate the Difference Between America’s Astro-turf and Grassroots Movements You will need to be able to evaluate the differences between these kinds of movements to understand the differences between the market economics of scarcity vs the economics of natural abundance.
There is a lot at stake in your ability to get this analysis and evaluation correct…in order for us to avoid the Cree Indian Prophecy: Tim Weiskel - 36
Environmental Ethics and Land Management ENVR E-120 http://courses.dce.harvard.edu/~envre120 Some Background Notes on … The Economics of Market Scarcity vs. The Economics of Natural Abundance The Necessary Paradigm Shift for Sustainability Timothy C. Weiskel Discussion Session 11 14 November 2012 Harvard University Extension School Fall Semester 2012
Environmental Ethics and Land Management ENVR E-120 http://courses.dce.harvard.edu/~envre120 Some Background Notes on …. The Economics of Market Scarcity vs. The Economics of Natural Abundance Manufactured Scarcities vs. Natural Limts Timothy C. Weiskel Discussion Session 11 14 November 2012 Harvard University Extension School Fall Semester 2012
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