1. RTW: pg 42 Agenda: 05/20/14 Policy Notes Policy Research
Read “Once upon a Time” on page 42. List three reasons why we started environmental policy.
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2. RTW: pg 46 Agenda: 05/21/14 Policy Vocabulary Policy Notes
Read the 2nd heading on pg 46. Answer this question: Why do you think that 1970 could be considered the first year of modern environmental policy in the US?
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3. RTW: pg 38-39 Agenda: 05/22/14 Policy Notes Policy Research
Read bottom of pg 38, look at pg 39. Describe one of the four assumptions traditionally made in economics that can have a negative effect on the environment.
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4. RTW Agenda: 05/23/14 Policy Research
“But man is a part of nature, and his war against nature is inevitably a war against himself.” -Rachel Carson Do you agree with Rachel? Why or why not?
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Policy Research

5. RTW Agenda: 05/27/14 Peer read rough draft of letter
What solution are you proposing in your letter to solve the environmental issue?
Coral-bots!
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Peer read rough draft of letter
Complete final draft of letter

6. RTW Agenda: 05/28/14 Rough Draft of letter Final Draft of letter Due
How is your letter coming along? Have a friend peer read your rough draft.
Environmental solutions
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Rough Draft of letter
Final Draft of letter Due

7. In other news… Poachers now killed all rhinos in Mozambique
China is overfishing its official catch number by 12x
Common pesticides cause brain damage in bees (neonicotinoids); UK trying to ban
55 Percent of U.S. rivers and streams are in poor condition according to EPA study

8. RTW Agenda: 05/02/13 1. Day After Tomorrow
The opening scene shows the collapse of a massive ice shelf (a floating glacier) in Antarctica.
Could this really happen? If so, how might is affect global sea levels?
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1. Day After Tomorrow

9. RTW Agenda: 05/03/13 1. Day After Tomorrow
Jack predicts the cause of this drastic climate shift is due to the disruption of the North Atlantic
Current.
What is the cause of this change in the current?
Can this really happen to fast?
Can one storm really create an ice age?
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10. RTW Agenda: 05/06/13 1. Finish Day After Tomorrow
The movie depicts a massive freeze sweeping across Europe and the northern United States, resulting in a mass migration to Mexico for survival.
Why were people fleeing to Mexico in the first place?
Did the president make the right decision to evacuate ONLY the southern states and leave the people behind in the northern states?
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1. Finish Day After Tomorrow