1. Sustainability Freshman Inquiry
Nov. 23, 2010
Jeff Fletcher

2. Logistics Hand back annotated bibliographies
Choose which groups go next Tuesday (4) and Thursday (5)
Group Presentations
Today in mentor session I will meet with groups
Goal: an integrated, informative, practiced presentation
Lottery for Presentation day and time
One person in group me presentation by 1:30pm
Mentor Sessions next term (rotation model?)
Final Reflections (Due Friday Dec. 3, 5pm)
Happy Thanksgiving!

3. Blue Gold Privatization Other themes Forces for Forces against
Corruption
Corporations’ rights
Moving water out of watershed
World Bank / IMF
Pending Water Wars

4. Main Arguments in “Why are we so fat?”
Evolution: designed for high calorie, fatty, sugary, salty foods
Cheapness of (unhealthy) food
Food chemically engineered to increase consumption
More effective marketing of food, e.g., super-sizing
Elasticity of human appetite (relying on external cues)

5. Main Arguments in “Big Food vs. Big Insurance”
Part of Healthcare cost problem is our diets
US spends twice per capita what most European countries, Canada, Japan
Status quo is more profitable for agribusiness and health business
“Foodshed”

6. Midterm

7. Happy Thanksgiving!