Short Response

Due Date: Tuesday (April 23)

The Question: As Shellenberger and Nordhaus suggest, are environmental groups outmoded and ineffective in their approach to current environmental issues?

Assignment:

• You will take a position from which to answer this question (see below), arguing either in support of the essay by Shellenberger and Nordhaus (i.e., they are correct in their thinking), or arguing against it (i.e., they are not correct in their thinking)..
• To prepare, go to the two "The Death of Environmentalism"-related website links below to read the orignial essasy and selected responses to it (the responses are many, you may select a few to read from the list).
  • Links:
    • Death of Environmentalism
    • Don't Fear the Reaper

Tips

• To make this successful, you must immerse yourself in your position.
• Don't feel limited by the sources on the class website. Think broadly about your viewpoint and use what you know to analyze the issue from that perspective.
• As always, use your skills in systems thinking (e.g., economics, politics, ethics, ecology, etc.) and your understanding of global environmental issues.

Stakeholder Assignments

• Fennessy Section
• Mauck Section