Nature and Society

Overview of Environmental Justice: what is it, historical examples, what to do with it

Overview of environmental ethics- what it means, where it came from, how to use it

 Overview of the various problems, trends, and effects of climate change Sources  Used https://www.nrdc.org/stories/air-pollution-everything-you-need-know http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2006/1000448/index.html#:~:text=According%20to%20a%20new%20report,of%20land%20and%20water%20degradation. https://www.humanesociety.org/sites/default/files/docs/hsus-report-agriculture-global-warming-and-climate-change.pdf https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2019/08/how-plastics-contribute-to-climate-change/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwjPaCBhDkARIsAISZN7RxHAkLbSnW25Ck0ZqDxQqeQW5FRDBmPJWq6zXqiux71zMlccJTesYaAjbdEALw_wcB https://science.sciencemag.org/content/371/6530/672.full#:~:text=They%20have%20diverse%20shapes%20and,inducing%20inflammatory%20and%20immune%20reactions. https://www.netimpact.org/blog/overproduction-overconsumption-consequences#:~:text=Overproduction%20and%20overconsumption%20add%20to,levels%20of%20privilege%20and%20wealth. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200206184326.htm#:~:text=%22We%20have%20found%20that%20fish,due%20to%20declining%20fish%20stocks.%22&text=Numbers%20of%20fish%20species%20decline%20rapidly%20when%20stocks%20decline%20below%20sustainable%20levels. https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/weather-climate -->https://www.carbonbrief.org/mapped-how-climate-change-affects-extreme-weather-around-the-world<-- interesting interactive map referenced https://www.pnas.org/content/117/8/4211 https://insideclimatenews.org/news/07052018/atlantic-ocean-circulation-slowing-climate-change-heat-temperature-rainfall-fish-why-you-should-care/ https://www.cdp.net/en/articles/media/new-report-shows-just-100-companies-are-source-of-over-70-of-emissions

Comparisons of different cultural and religious creation stories across the world and the values they promote.