Unit Group 2 Readings: Unit 3 Are Natural Resources a Blessing or Curse for Developing Countries

Unit Group 2 Readings:

Unit 3

Are Natural Resources a Blessing or Curse for Developing Countries? Mark Tran, The Guardian

An Unlikely Feud Between Beekeepers and Mennonites Simmers in Mexico, Nina Strochlic, National Geographic (https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/unlikely-feud-beekeepers-mennonites-simmers-mexico)

Unit 4

Tragedy of the Commons, Garrett Hardin

Unit 5

How Humans are Making Novel Ecosystems, Riley Black, Natural History Museum of Utah

Can We Restore… Everything? A debate on novel ecosystems and restoration, Bob Lalasz, Cool Green Science

Use the readings from Units 3, 4, and 5 to write a 1 page reading response on the following topic: With information from the readings and lecture, do you think environmental resource use is a blessing or a curse for communities? How does your opinion apply to both the environmental impacts and the socio-economic impacts of resource use?

Unit Group 3 Readings:

Unit 6

Silent Spring is More Than a Scientific Landmark… Rebecca Renner, The Literary Hub

The Green New Deal Explained, David Roberts, Vox

Earth Day 1970… Lola Jusidman Shoshana, The Trouble

Is it Smoky in Here? The Clean Air Act in the 21st Century, Felix Barber

Unit 7

Why Natural Disasters Aren’t All That Natural, Chmutina et al., openDemocracy

Vulnerability to Natural Disasters ‘Soaring’…,  Mark Tran, The Guardian

Unit 8

A Map of Where Your Food Originates May Surprise You, Jeremy Cherfas, NPR

Does Democracy Avert Famine?, Michael Massing, The New York Times

Is Fair Trade Finished?, Samanth Subramanian, The Guardian

Use the readings from Units 6, 7, and 8 to write a 1 page reading response on the following topic: With information from the readings and lecture, do you think the Green New Deal is possible? How do you think the Green New Deal will impact the way we approach environmental disasters? How do you think it will impact the way we approach our global food system?