MODULE 6: Green choices

 AGENDA

1. Plan for module 6
2. The "just one person" problem
3. Recycling

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Action/Inaction

1. Green choices.  The "just one person" problem. (4/23, 25, 28, 30)
2. Politics.  Conservativm and environmentallism. (5/2)
3. Activism

DISCLAIMER

When we get to "protest" we will be discussing some forms of protest that are illegal.  Assigning a reading does not mean recommending what it says!  Discussing a form of protest does not mean supporting it!

How to Blow Up A Pipeline: discusses whether environmental groups should engage in "ecosabotage"-- attacks on property but not persons.  There's also a good feature film based on the book.

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The "just one person" problem:

1. Large-scale lifestyle changes are (often) effective
2. But can changing my lifestyle make a difference, considering I'm just one person?
3. If YES, should I do it?
4. If NO, should I still do it?

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How we answer these questions will depend on the green choice

CASE 1: LITTERING

The "just one person" problem:

1. On a large scale not littering is effective
2. But can my not littering make a difference, considering I'm just one person?
3. If YES, should I do it?
4. If NO, should I still do it?

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CASE 2: RECYCLING

1. On a large scale recycling is effective
2. But can my recycling make a difference, considering I'm just one person?
3. If YES, should I do it?
4. If NO, should I still do it?

We get into controversy at stage 1:  REPORTS

On a large scale, what recycling practices are effective? (discussion)

1. --
2. --
3. --

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CASE 3: RECYCLING COKE CANS

1. On a large scale recycling coke cans is effective
2. But can my recycling make a difference, considering I'm just one person?
3. If YES, should I do it?
4. If NO, should I still do it?

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