RTW: pg 42 RTW: pg 42 Read “Once upon a

Time” on page 42.

List three reasons why we started environmental

policy.

Agenda: 05/20/14Agenda: 05/20/141. Policy Notes2. Policy Research

RTW: pg 46 RTW: pg 46 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?

Agenda: 05/21/14Agenda: 05/21/141. Policy Vocabulary2. Policy Notes

RTW: pg 38-39 RTW: pg 38-39 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.

Agenda: 05/22/14Agenda: 05/22/141. Policy Notes2. Policy Research

RTWRTW“But man is a part of nature, and his war

against nature is inevitably a war against himself.”

-Rachel CarsonDo you agree with Rachel? Why or why

not?

Agenda: 05/23/14Agenda: 05/23/141. Policy Research

RTW RTW What solution are you proposing in your

letter to solve the environmental issue?

Agenda: 05/27/14Agenda: 05/27/141. Peer read rough draft of letter2. Complete final draft of letter

Coral-bots!

RTW RTW How is your letter coming along? Have a

friend peer read your rough draft.

Agenda: 05/28/14Agenda: 05/28/141. Rough Draft of letter2. Final Draft of letter Due

Environmental solutions

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

RTWRTWThe 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?

Agenda: 05/02/13Agenda: 05/02/131. Day After Tomorrow1. Day After Tomorrow

RTWRTWJack predicts the cause of this

drastic climate shift is due to the disruption of the North AtlanticCurrent. What is the cause of this change in the current? Can this really happen to fast?

Can one storm really create an ice age?

Agenda: 05/03/13Agenda: 05/03/131. Day After Tomorrow1. Day After Tomorrow

RTWRTW 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?

Agenda: 05/06/13Agenda: 05/06/131. Finish Day After Tomorrow1. Finish Day After Tomorrow