HONR 229 L Climate Change Science Economics and

HONR 229 L: Climate Change: Science, Economics, and Governance Business and the Environment Your name here 24 September 2019 Copyright © 2019 University of Maryland. This material may not be reproduced or redistributed, in whole or in part, without written permission from Ross Salawitch. 1

Feel free to alter, ad lib, change in any way you’d like provided the presentation draws upon the reading. You are welcome to use the Admission Ticket questions heavily, not at all, or somewhere in between. You have 45 mins to use as you see fit! Use the maps and figures as you see fit. If you don’t use, you are welcome to delete from the PPT file you provide. And, you can almost certainly easily find better, color maps and figures on line. Good luck! Copyright © 2019 University of Maryland. This material may not be reproduced or redistributed, in whole or in part, without written permission from Ross Salawitch. 2

Could begin, as an “ice breaker”, by an asking students to outline Diamond’s motivation for writing this chapter (the key sentence contains the word "practical") You do not have to begin this way, however. Copyright © 2019 University of Maryland. This material may not be reproduced or redistributed, in whole or in part, without written permission from Ross Salawitch. 3

Could then move onto the next AT question: Compare and contrast the conditions at the Salawati oil field in what is known as Indonesian New Guinea to those at the Kutubu oil field of Papa New Guinea, in particular as these conditions relate to local wildlife and the concern of the operating company for the respective locales. Feel free to also describe the relationship between the Chevron managers of the Kubutu oil field and the indigenous people of this region. -Can consider relating how the “top down” government approach of Indonesia versus the “bottom up” approach of PNG may have factored into the ways these two oil fields were managed Regardless, do your best to engage students in a discussion of these oil fields Copyright © 2019 University of Maryland. This material may not be reproduced or redistributed, in whole or in part, without written permission from Ross Salawitch. 4

Could then move onto the next AT question: Compare and contrast the conditions at the Salawati oil field in what is known as Indonesian New Guinea to those at the Kutubu oil field of Papa New Guinea, in particular as these conditions relate to local wildlife and the concern of the operating company for the respective locales. Feel free to also describe the relationship between the Chevron managers of the Kubutu oil field and the indigenous people of this region. -Can consider relating how the “top down” government approach of Indonesia versus the “bottom up” approach of PNG may have factored into the ways these two oil fields were managed Copyright © 2019 University of Maryland. This material may not be reproduced or redistributed, in whole or in part, without written permission from Ross Salawitch. 5

Could then move onto the next AT question: Compare and contrast the conditions at the Salawati oil field in what is known as Indonesian New Guinea to those at the Kutubu oil field of Papa New Guinea, in particular as these conditions relate to local wildlife and the concern of the operating company for the respective locales. Feel free to also describe the relationship between the Chevron managers of the Kubutu oil field and the indigenous people of this region. -Also: Consider conducting a small amount of research on Bougainville & Point Arguello, to supplement what is in the chapter Be sure to mention the economic benefit to Chevron (the winning of the contract from Norway) that resulted from the management of the Kubutu field Consider leading a discussion on whether students were surprised to learn of the Kubutu oil field Finally, considering conducting some research on Chevron and asking the students if the depiction of this company in the book seems to be “too good to be true” Copyright © 2019 University of Maryland. This material may not be reproduced or redistributed, in whole or in part, without written permission from Ross Salawitch. 6

Fine to then discuss Hardrock Mining, however you see fit, even though there is not an admission ticket question on this section of the chapter. Fine to either base the discussion directly off the material in the book or supplement by info you are able to gather about the topic. In the evaluations, it is clear students like great graphics, as well as having a conversation that starts with content from the reading, then veers into our present day “real world” In terms of mining, there are numerous directions you could go, such as the environmental toll, our almost “dependence” on certain metals endemic in our devices, etc. Copyright © 2019 University of Maryland. This material may not be reproduced or redistributed, in whole or in part, without written permission from Ross Salawitch. 7

Consider comparing and contrast the approaches to the environment taken by the oil and gas industry versus the hardrock mining industry Consider providing examples of the damage & escape from payment via bankruptcy Consider noting the response of the Federal Government and some states, plus the shortcomings of this approach Consider asking students to relate whether they or their family/friends have ever experienced the type of environmental damage discussed in this chapter Finally, might as well summarize the anti-mining public sentiment in Montana and other states, as well as the bleak future of hardrock mining in the U. S. Copyright © 2019 University of Maryland. This material may not be reproduced or redistributed, in whole or in part, without written permission from Ross Salawitch. 8

Consider a slide focused on the three sets of factors: economics mining industry attitude society’s attitude that Diamond believes are responsible for the difference in the approach to environmental standards adopted by the fossil fuel extraction industry versus the hardrock mining industry Outline, describe, and engage discussion as you see fit Copyright © 2019 University of Maryland. This material may not be reproduced or redistributed, in whole or in part, without written permission from Ross Salawitch. 9

The third AT question is: Write a few sentences summarizing Diamond's take on the modern logging industry. Feel free to note the positive benefit of trees, some of the statistics on deforestation given in the book, the story of Aloysius should you so desire, and /or the impact of deforestation on climate. Consider leading a discussion of this topic, then give your summary of the modern logging industry & see if you can work Ikea and Home Depot into the discussion Copyright © 2019 University of Maryland. This material may not be reproduced or redistributed, in whole or in part, without written permission from Ross Salawitch. 10

The final AT question: The required reading for the day also includes a link to a Aug 2019 statement regarding environmental responsibilities of American that is signed by CEOs of companies such as Amazon, American Express, etc. Please read this statement and then have a look at the "environments success" stories of various companies, given at: https: //opportunity. businessroundtable. org/building-communities-meeting-challenges and: a) pick one specific company b) in your own words, briefly summarize what this company is doing to help the environment c) state whether you believe this action from the company you have chosen is a meaningful action for helping the environment seems ripe for a discussion. Would be great, if possible, to get a debate “stirring” over those who either do, or don’t, think the action they focused upon was meaningful Copyright © 2019 University of Maryland. This material may not be reproduced or redistributed, in whole or in part, without written permission from Ross Salawitch. 11

Finally, consider leading a discussion on this phrase in the chapter: Our blaming of businesses also ignores the ultimate responsibility of the public for creating the conditions that let a business profit through hurting the public: e. g. , for not requiring mining companies to clean up, or for continuing to buy wood products from non-sustainable logging operations. Copyright © 2019 University of Maryland. This material may not be reproduced or redistributed, in whole or in part, without written permission from Ross Salawitch. 12

Fine to take this 45 min discussion in any direction you’d like! Feedback from the students has expressed a desire to see the discussions not be overly reliant on the AT questions. Good luck. Feel free to send me an email if you are having any trouble, need help, want to meet on Monday afternoon, etc. Copyright © 2019 University of Maryland. This material may not be reproduced or redistributed, in whole or in part, without written permission from Ross Salawitch. 13