Spring 2021
Jonathan Ochshorn
Read the following:
Ruthless Criticism/ GegenStandpunkt, 2007, "Climate Change: Product of globalized capitalism and subject of debate between the states that organize it" (also viewable online)
"The Green New Deal (Feb. 2019)," 116th Congress, 1st Session
David Nutt, "Study Creates Roadmap for Responsible Geoengineering Research," Cornell Chronicle, Jan. 7, 2019, also viewable online.
Henry Fountain and Christopher Flavelle, "Test Flight for Sunlight-Blocking Research Is Canceled," NY Times, April 2, 2021, also viewable online
LEED reference guide v.4.1, credits and prerequisites related to Atmosphere
Optional: My critique of the LEED guidelines for Atmosphere (second part only).
Read all selections.
Email the writing assignment (selected students only) or paragraph response (all other students) to me no later than 11:00 am on the day of class. Writing assignments can be sent as attachments (PDF or word.doc). Paragraph responses can be embedded directly into the body of the email.
How does the "ruthless criticism" of climate change differ from the Green New Deal? How would either of these approaches deal with the possibility of geoengineering, as described in the Cornell Chronicle and NY Times articles?
Be prepared to read (or otherwise present) a condensed version of your paper in class (5–7 minutes).
Paper should be 1000–1300 words, or approximately 3–4 typed pages, 1.5 line spacing.
Write a short (1-paragraph) response to a sentence extracted from one of the readings that you found interesting or provocative. Provide a footnote citation for the quotation you have chosen using the "notes and bibliography system."1
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