Chemistry 304 lectures. These should appear on Monday and Wednesday evenings after in class lectures, and go with the powerpoint/etc. that can be found in D2L. You will need Realplayer (www.real.com) to listen.
Lecture 1 (Monday, August 24th): Introduction to class. Putting numbers in perspective. The role of money and politics in environmental issues.
Lecture 2 (Wednesday, August 26th): Primarily discussion of the Herm Daly article on 5 points of sustainability. Finish first powerpoint.
Lecture 3 (Monday, September 14th): American Farming History, Hybrids.
Lecture 4 (Wednesday, September 16th): American Farming History, GMO's.
Lecture 5 (Wednesday, September 23rd): Global Warming (note, I think this is a good discussion, and a lot of specific student questions are addressed, but it does NOT follow a script (notes) because it so free-flowing... Don't even try.
Lecture 6 (Wednesday, September 30th): Transportation notes.
Lecture 7 (Friday, October 2nd): Nuclear notes day 1
Lecture 8 (Wednesday, October 7th): Nuclear notes day 2.
Lecture 9 (Wednesday, October 14th): The grid
Lecture 10 (Wednesday, October 21th): Final projects, a couple issues with D2L. Carbon Sequestration.
Lecture 11 (Monday, October 26th): Cap and trade vs. tax vs. subsidy.
Lecture 12 (Monday, Nov 9th): Superfund.
Lecture 13 (Wednesday, Nov 11th): Executive Orders, Riders, and other tricky ways environmental regulations get passed.
