Current Events This Week

Taylor Blair
Miriam Gabriel
Julia Maltby


If you need help setting up the projector please ask Ms. Mikulca for help.

This week

I will not be in school this Tuesday and Wednesday. My wife's grandmother passed away and we have the associated obligations. So I am asking you to do the following.

Tuesday
Get into groups of four or five
Choose one of the following stake holders from this list (one group per stakeholder NO DOUBLES!)
Stakeholders
International environmental and conservation groups.
International individual wealthy landowners.
Local business owners.
Local indigenous peoples.
Local government.

Your goal is to use the remainder of the class to create a policy for the patagonia region. Use your groups stakeholder as the perspective for the policy. Use the readings, movie and any other resources you wish to help formulate you policy. Make sure your policy reflects the needs of your shareholder group.
Have one member of the group e-mail me the policy for your group. Inlude all members names in the email.


Wednesday
Current Events day
Please send me your articles ASAP

Taylor Blair
Miriam Gabriel
Julia Maltby

This weeks Current Events

Emily
Thatcher
Carly

NEED A CURRENT EVENT?

E: The Environmental Magazine
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Science Magazine http://www.scienceonline.org

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Science News http://www.sciencenews.org/view/login

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Patagonia Land Grab Case Study

Preparation (1 hour)
Before the next class, students are expected to read the following two articles, watch the video, and answer the questions below:

“Creating the Future Patagonia National Park,” Conservacion Patagonica.
http://www.patagonia.com/web/us/patagonia.go?assetid=27528
Goni, U. 2007. Eco-millionaire’s land grab prompts fury. The Observer.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/feb/04/argentina.theobserver
Baldock, H. 2004. “Benetton in trouble over evicted Patagonian couple.” The Observer.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2004/jul/18/internationalnews

Students should bring written responses to class answering the following questions:

List the various stakeholders in the land of Patagonia. What are each stakeholder’s central concerns?

Pick one of the stakeholders you listed above. What type of arguments (i.e., ethical, legal) could the group use to make their case for their right to the land. For example, David Tompkins is called a “deep ecologist.” What type of arguments might a deep ecologist use to justify purchasing millions of acres in Patagonia? What arguments could the Machupe people use to justify their right to the land?

Read chapters 27 and 28 (quizzes are due on thursday, www exercises friday) to help you with the politics and ethics associated with this case study)

First Field Trip

Walking field trip around Princeton. RAIN OR SHINE!!!!!!!!!!
Be Prepared.
If you don't have you permission slip in you can't go and you will lose credit.
All permission slips should have been turned into the green homework box found on desk in back of the room.

Basic Information

Please fill out the form below.

Smirk's Apes 09 Form

Chapter 1

You will receive books for APES tomorrow 9/9/09. Chapter 1 online quiz will be due on friday 9/11 the internet exercises are due on 9/12.

We will have a quiz on chapter 1 on Tuesday 9/15.

First Current Event will begin on 9/16/09. You will be assigned dates.