FUTURE SCENARIOS (Peak Oil & The Decline of Modern Society)
Paper instructions:
€¢ TERM DEFINITION SETS:
At the end of most weekly topic sections there is a list of terms drawn from the reading (and the films assigned to watch on the web) for that week. Theses terms focus the attention on important concepts and new vocabulary. Terms must be explained. The definitions must be formulated by the student (not copied from any source) & must be based upon an understanding of the term’s meaning as drawn from the assigned materials. Definitions must include an explanation of each term’s relevance to the material assigned that week. (Why is this term important for understanding the subject being covered?). This assignment will be penalized if they are more than ONE page in length.

Reading Assignment:
€¢ Future Scenarios, chaps. 1-3. (D. Holmgren)
€¢ The Long Emergency, chaps. 1, 2 (pgs. 22-44), 3 (pgs. 64-68; 83-85). (Kunstler)
In Course Materials:
€¢ Toward a Green Cosmology, pgs. 9-end. (C. Collins)
Online:
Petroleum Junkies of the World, Unite! (C. Collins)

http://www.truth-out.org/petroleum-junkies-world-unite/1320430060

Watch:
€¢ Who Killed Growth? (Richard Heinberg):

€¢ Cheap Energy, Alternative Energy & Nuclear Power (Nicole Foss):
cheap energy & economic growth:
*THESE LINKS MAY ONLY BE ACCESSIBLE IF YOU ACCESS THEM FROM GOOGLE DIRECTLY, NOT THROUGH BLACKBOARD.

nuclear power:

RE-VIEW:
€¢ 300 Years of Fossil Fuels in 300 Seconds

http://www.disclose.tv/action/viewvideo/69487/300_Years_of_Fossil_Fuels_In_300_Seconds/

Film: The Economics of Happiness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDbw6Ze0YMo

Terms to Define:
€¢ net energy/EROEI
€¢ necessity, opportunity, capacity
€¢ 4 energy futures
€¢ bursting financial bubbles & energy
€¢ peak oil, Hubbert’s curve