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| Unit 1: America and the Global Environment | ||
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| January 13 | Is there an Environmental Crisis? | Intro |
| January 15 | Global Ecology and the Sick Earth | Sick |
| January 17 | The Roots of the Global Ecological Crisis | Roots |
| January 20 | No Class: Martin Luther King Day | |
| January 22 | Progresss and a Sustainable Future | Progress. |
| Unit 2: The Environment and the Extinction of the Dinosaurs | ||
| January 24 | The Dinosaurs and Human Extinction | Extinct |
| January 27 | Ingen's Drive to Create a Dinosaur Park | Ingen |
| January 29 | The Design Flaws of Jurassic Park | Flaws |
| January 31 | The Causes of the Breakdown of the Park | Break |
| February 3 | The Larger Lessons from Jurassic Park | Lesson |
| February 5 | Can we be Sure all the Dinosaurs are Dead? | Dead |
| Unit 3: Global Development and the Future of Progress | ||
| February 7 | U.S. Logging and the Environmental Crisis | Space |
| February 10 | Using the Internet to Study the Global Environmental Crisis | Internet |
| February 12 | Progress and the Earth's Future | Time |
| February 14 | Is Global Development Threatening the Earth? | Threat |
| February 17 | Development and the North-South Debate | North |
| February 19 | Is Development Creating Underdevelopment? | Under |
| February 21 | Development and the Myth of the Modern | Myth |
| February 24 | Studying the Global Material World | Study |
| February 26 | Ecology and Counter-Development | Counter |
| February 28 | The Dilemma of Globalization vs. Community | Common |
| March 3 | Creating the Future by Learning from the Past | Learn |
| March 5 | The General Agreement for a New Economy | Gane |
| Unit 4: Women, Development and the Ecology of Place | ||
| March 7 | Women, Work, and the Environmental Crisis | Women |
| March 10 | AIDS as a Metaphor for Ecological Collapse | Aids |
| March 12 | How does Development affect Women's Lives | Lives |
| March 14 | Global Pollution and Women's Health | Pollute |
| March 17 | Third World Women's Stuggle to Save the Environment and their Homes | Third |
| March 19 | Improving Women's Lives and Saving the Earth | Save |
| Unit 5: Ecology, Capitalism, and Sustainable Development | ||
| March 21 | Balancing Economic Growth and the Protecting the Global Environment | Balance |
| March 24-28 | No Classes: Spring Vacation | |
| March 31 | What are the Major Causes of Pollution? | Major |
| April 2 | Environmental Destruction and the Costs of Doing Business | Costs |
| April 4 | Corporate Rights vs. Public Health and Safety | Safety |
| April 7 | Making Corporations Protect the Environment | Making |
| April 9 | Creating a Restorative Economy | Restore |
| April 11 | The Restorative Economy and the Future | Economy |
| Unit 6: American Culture, Ecology, and Sustainable Development | ||
| April 14 | What is Sustainable Development? | Sustain |
| April 16 | Ecology and the Problem of Education | Educate |
| April 18 | Educating to Preserve the Earth and our Future | Preserve |
| April 21 | Can We Really Manage the Earth? | Manage |
| April 23 | Sales Resistance & American Consumerism | Car |
| April 25 | Conservation, Good Work, and Protecting Local Economies | Work |
| April 28 | Consumption and the Global Ecological Crisis | Consume |
| April 30 | Religion, Gender, and the American Environment | Religion |
| May 2 | Rebuilding Communities and the Ecology of Place | Place |
| May 5 | The Future of our Global Industrial Society? | Industrial |
| Turn in Take-home Final Exam | Exam |