BIO 1000
THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT

Topic 5 questions

• How do we decide whether or not to protect an ecosystem or part of the environment?

• What are the benefits of our political decision-making process?

• Where does the process fail us?

• U.S. Constitution

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• Ch. 24

Recent news stories

• How the Environment Got Political

• Obama Designates 1st Marine National Monument In The Atlantic Ocean

• Do The Presidential Candidates Recognize What Science Can, And Cannot, Do?

• Science Can Quantify Risks, But It Can't Settle Policy

• Science, Sustainability And The Dangers Of Naïve Policy

• EPA Wades Into Water Fight With Farmers

• As Ballot Deadline Looms, A Muddied Debate Over Colorado Fracking

• To Resolve Fued Over Fracking, Colorado Democrats Turn to Plan C

• For Protesters, Keystone Pipeline Is Line In Tar Sand

• In Jobs Debate, GOP Targets 'Regulatory Burdens'

Recent Bill: Illinois HB5741

Interviews

• The role of government
  • historical overview  video | audio only
  • Dr. Abele  video | audio only
  • Ms. Steljes  video | audio only
  • Ms. Bigelow  video | audio only
• The legislative branch
  • Congress  video | audio only
  • Working with a representative  video | audio only
• The executive branch  video | audio only
• The courts
  • early lawsuits  video | audio only
  • modern lawsuits  video | audio only
• Local government  video | audio only
• Regulations
  • carrot vs. stick  video | audio only
  • historical pendulum  video | audio only
  • overall impact  video | audio only
  • Reese on variability  video | audio only
  • Gordon on variability  video | audio only

On-line resources:

• U.S. Constitution
• Saving the Environment: Government, Friend or Foe?
• Yahoo! Directory: Regional Gov't Agencies
• "The New Rules Project"
• 2005 Budget Proposal (Federal Gov't)