Environmental+Value+Systems



Here is the Environmental Systems Webquest that is due Monday, April 8.


 * In a group, read and complete this [|activity.]

There are six questions to answer: Read the Natural Capital Chapter 1 handout as well as the Deep Ecology handout. Answer these questions in class on Monday. Refer to your previous argument for the second question.

Deep Ecology Assignment

__**Instructions**__ For this activity, you will be divided into groups of 4-5 students. You will then be asked to: __**Study Questions**__ 1. What criticisms could be made – from the perspective of Deep Ecology – of the views outlined in your text? 2. What criticisms could be made – from the perspective of Deep Ecology – of the organization more generally? (In order to answer this question, you will need to know something about the nature, purpose, activities etc of your chosen organisation.) 3. To what extent could the text be made more consistent with the principles of Deep Ecology? 4. To what extent do you think it would be (a) possible and (b) desirable for your organization to act in accordance with the principles of Deep Ecology?  __**Organizations**__ You are free to choose your own organisation (provided that it is in some way involved in environmental politics or activism, and has produced an appropriate ‘environmentalist’ text). Alternatively, you may select one from the list given below.
 * 1.** Select an organization that is in some way actively involved in environmental politics or activism. This could be a governmental body, political party, pressure group or business organization. (Each group member should select a different organization. See below for a list of possible organizations and their website URLs.)
 * 2.** Obtain a copy of an ‘environmentalist’ text produced by your chosen organization. This might be, for example, a mission statement, statement of aims and objectives, policy document, campaign leaflet, or description of activities. Ideally, your text should be not more than 10 pages in length to ensure that it is of a manageable length for analysis. (Note that many organisations now make such documents available on their websites.)
 * 3.** Answer a set of study questions (see below) in relation to your chosen organisation/text.
 * 4.** Discuss your work with fellow group members and the class. Choose a method of presenting the information you gathered and prepare some type of assessment. Post it online.

[|The United States Environmental Protection Agency] [|Greenpeace] [|Sierra Club] [|The Nature Conservancy] [|Earth First!] [|Colorado Environmental Coalition] [|National Resources Defense Council] [|Colorado Wildlife Federation] [|Friends of the Earth] [|Rainforest Action Network] [|Woods Hole Research Center] [|National Parks Conservation Association] [|National Coalition for Marine Conservation]