The following articles will also be assigned.

Reading List

  1. "Mobilizing International Science," by Julia Marton-Lefevre; Environ. Sci. Technol., Vol. 26, No. 6: 1992.

  2. "The Big Green Payoff," by Michael D. Lemonick; Time: June 1, 1992.

  3. "The Rape of the Oceans," by Michael Satchell; U.S. News & World Report: June 22, 1992.

  4. "The Greenhouse Effect," by John Gribbon; New Scientist: October 22, 1988.

  5. "The Greenhouse Effect is Exaggerated," by T. A. Heppenheimer; Viewpoint 35.



Additional Reference Materials

  1. "The Role of Pollution in Large-Scale Population Disturbances" Part1: Aquatic Populations, by David Sarokin and Jay Schulkin; Environ. Sci. Technol., Vol. 26, No. 8: 1992.

  2. "On the Road to Rio and to Sustainability," by James G. Speth; Environ. Sci. Technol., Vol. 26, No. 6: 1992.

  3. "How Green was Our Summit?" by Fred Pearce; New Scientist: July 27, 1992.

  4. "Summit to Save the Earth; Rich vs. Poor," by Philip Elmer-Dewitt; Time: June 1, 1992.

  5. "The Science Behind Global Environmental Scares," by Fred Singer; Consumer Research: October, 1991.

  6. "Conservation Power," by Robert Buderi and Emily T. Smith in NY, with Maria Shao in San Francisco, Geoffrey Smith in Boston, Peter Hong in Washington; Business Week: September 16, 1991.

  7. "Looming Ban on Production of CFCs; Halons Spurs Switch to Substitutes," C&EN: November 15, 1993.

  8. "Search Intensifies for Alternatives to Ozone-Depleting Halocarbons," C&EN: February 8, 1988.

  9. "Time to Choose," by John Greenwald; Time: April 29, 1991.

  10. "Energy," by James Kreiger; C&EN: June 17, 1991.

  11. "Global Warming: Back to the Future," by Jeff Hecht; New Scientist: December 1, 1990.

  12. "In Harm's Way," by Brock Stanaland; Aramco World: 1993.




Other References

  1. "The World's Next Trouble Spots," Time: June 1, 1992.

  2. "News from the Underground," by J. Madeleine Nash Landers; Time: August 24, 1992.

  3. "Recycled Plastic gets OK for use in Soda Bottles," Chemecology: March 1991.

  4. "Acid Rain," by Fred Pearce; New Scientist: November 5, 1987.

  5. "The Great Lakes Cleanup Effort," by Bette Hileman; C&EN: February 8, 1988.




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