Environmental Studies Integrative Seminar:

Clean Energy in the Future--Taking Action

ENVS-4950-001

Elana Gulas

Last updated: February 25, 2008I.                   Final grade breakdown

·         20-30 hours service log: 40%

·         Reading—notes and discussion:  20%

·         writings 20%

·         Updating Website:  10%

II.                Readings

·         The Long Emergency: Surviving the End of Oil, Climate Change, and Other Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-First Century by James Howard Kunstler (Paperback - Mar 2, 2006)

·         Fight Global Warming Now: The Handbook for Taking Action in Your Community (Paperback)- Bill McKibben

·         selected articles to be determined

                                                              i.      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountaintop_removal

III.             Service

·         Public education, working with I.C.E. -- 20-30 hours, logged

 

IV.             Writing Activity:

·         I.C.E. Website: updating, maintaining the website

·         Journal of readings. General Comments (12 entries) – 500 Words

·         Why Green Fee at ETSU?  History, Background, Rationale

 


Calendar:

January 13-19

First Week of Classes

ICE Meetings

January 20-26

No Classes MLK Day

Dave Cooper Mountain Top Removal Road Show

ICE Meeting

January 27-February 2

Lead the webcast “Global Warming: The 2% Solution

Meet with Website Man

ICE Meeting

February 3-9

Winter Cruise: Work Booth

Work on Website
ICE Meeting

February 10-16

Begin reading “Fight Global Warming Now: The Handbook for Taking Action in Your Community (Paperback)- Bill McKibben

ICE Meeting

February 17-23

ICE Meeting

Writing: Begin researching for Green Fee Paper

February 24-March 1

 

Readings: Online Articles

March 2-8

SPRING BREAK!

Reading: The Long Emergency: Surviving the End of Oil, Climate Change, and Other Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-First Century by James Howard Kunstler (Paperback - Mar 2, 2006)

 

March 9-15

ICE Meeting

March 16-22

ICE Meeting

March 23-29

Writing: Why Green Fee at ETSU?  History, Background, Rationale TO TURN IN THIS WEEK

ICE Meeting

March 30- April 5

1,2- Association for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education Conference at Lipscomb University

ICE Meeting

 

April 6-12

Turn in Drafts!!!

Organize for Earth Day

ICE Meeting

April 13-19

Organize for Earth Day!

ICE Meeting

Turn in Reading Journal

Turn in Service Log

April 20-26

EARTH DAY!