1. What is Energiewende?
2. Within what time-frame did Jacobson and Delucchi conclude we could shift to renewables?
3. What percentage of profits did the Big Five oil companies devote to renewables in 2008?
4. What was missing from President Carter's famous "malaise" speech, according to Christopher Lasch?
DQ:
- "...a robust social movement will need to demand (and create) political leadership that is not only committed to making polluters pay for a climate-ready public sphere, but willing to revive two lost arts: long-term public planning, and saying no to powerful corporations." 119 Has the movement begun?
- We went to the moon in less than a decade. What will it take to generate similar enthusiasm for a climate moonshot? 102
- Is the absence of universal health care an environmental issue? 105
- What should replace the "brutal logic of austerity"? 106 How do we break the austerity "vicious cycle"? 108
- If public transit were free for three days, would you use it? 109
- Do you think most Americans consider rationing and sharing un-American? 114
- Is consumption patriotic? Is frugality un-American? 116
- Post your DQs please
DQ: Why is it so difficult for us (or many of us) to reinvent a new way of life? Even when we know, and science has shown how beneficial and in need we are.
ReplyDeleteDQ: "The biggest obstacles are social and political-what you need is the will to do it." 102
Quiz Q: According to a Harvard study how many people die annually in the United States due to lack of health care?
I think it's difficult because typically people become so accustomed to a certain standard or way of living that the initial change in their lives would be uncomfortable and difficult to get used to so its easier to simply continue life as they have always done, despite the long term benefits a lifestyle change would have.
DeleteI am in agreeance with Erika on this one. It is normally hard for individuals, including myself, to accept the ideas of change. From personal experience, it takes me quite some time to get comfortable with one idea, and it becomes frustrating for me when I have to switch from one idea of my daily routine to another. When it comes to the topic of this course though, I would not feel the same discomfort because I do not wish to basically kill our environment on purpose... that would ultimately leave me feeling extremely uncomfortable in the end.
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ReplyDelete1. What was the observation of Anna Leidreiter after the vote in Hamburg regarding the control of the city's power?
2. In contrast to the German power campaigns, what was notable about the Boulder experience of trying to win back the city's power?
3. What is meant by the Greek word /apokalypsis/?
4. Why was the flooding in the U.K during the winter of 2013-2014 "particularly awkward" for the coalition government?
5."Public dollars also need to go to the equally important, though less glamorous projects and services that will help us prepare for the coming heavy weather." What all does that include?
6. What was the theme that was prevalent through the government campaigns regarding World War II support programs?
7. what does Klein say is needed if we are to "collectively meet the enormous challenges of this crisis"?
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ReplyDeleteI think Dr. Oliver would agree that the extinction of coffee is something we should definitely try to avoid. It's just another good reason to change our ways or else many of us will no longer have the energy to get out of the bed in the morning!
DQ: Do you think our country has the potential to proceed in a rapid progress plan to shift our infrastructure to renewables in a 20 - 40 year time-frame?
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ReplyDeleteTo a single person, 20-40 years seems like a long span of time to work with, but considering society as a whole, it's not very long at all. Of course, in theory, if all the citizens of our country, the government, and all the most influential corporations worked towards integrating renewable energies into our society, then it could be done in a couple decades, however it is doubtful that our country can work together as a collective to promote cleaner energy sources due to, as Klein says, the "fossilized free market" and high expense that comes with change.
ReplyDeleteDQ: As Klein explains throughout the chapter, there is an indirect relationship between the funds needed to address the increasing amount of natural disasters that turn into human catastrophe and the amount the government contributes to those needs. What is to be done about the necessity quality of disaster support and aid if there is very little financial support from governments?
ReplyDeleteDQ: Regarding to what Klein explain in chapter 3, there are some cities in Europe (particularly Hamburg and Berlin) have decided to “remunicipalize” or “recommunalize” their energy, meaning they are putting electricity, gas, and energy grids, under city control rather than being controlled by municipal pay offs.The locally owned energy systems would be concerned with public interest, rather than profit.“Money earned in the sale of energy would be returned to the city, rather than lost to shareholders” (pg. 97). If we could follow this way of living, we will be helping make the change to cleaner, more renewable energy, which will also help the environment in a huge way.
ReplyDeleteIt is hard to say because I have never used public transit before. If I had to answer the answer would have to sadly be no.
ReplyDeleteWe went to the moon in less than a decade. What will it take to generate similar enthusiasm for a climate moonshot? 102
ReplyDeleteI think it will take a massive natural disaster event to occur that can be traced scientifically t the climate issue. Possibly maybe even just a mass movement of the younger generations joining with the older generations who believe in climate change and just to start demanding something to be done about it. But probably the easiest way is the same way the moon landing happened. By spreading propaganda that we need to get there first or Russia is going to annihilate us all. If we had someone in power in two major countries such as the US and Russia who decided to take a step towards fixing the climate, a manufactured propaganda campaign could be undertaken to make it competitive that oh Russia is going to 100 percent renewable s, lets see if we can beat them to it.
Is the absence of universal health care an environmental issue? 105
ReplyDeleteI would say yes in the fact that a lot of health care issues arise from problems with the environments be it pollution, water poisoning, release of noxious gases what ever the case may be. If Universal health care existed, and the money was being spent on a large number of environmental pollution caused or influenced disease, I believe that would give more of an incentive to fix the underlying problems since we all know that money is the thing driving what happens and not.
If public transit were free for three days, would you use it? 109
ReplyDeleteI would think about it depending on where I was going. But lets say if public transportation ran on 100 % renewable energy throughout the whole process, then yes I would for sure use it no matter the circumstance.
Do you think most Americans consider rationing and sharing un-American? 114
ReplyDeleteIm not sure if it would be considered unamerican more that it would be considered different. Americans largely are all about consumption and overusing things so to start to share or ration on a large level would be sort of a foreign concept to many and may cause tensions because we are use to an overuse, sort of jaded lifestyle that we can do or use whatever we want as long as we have the money.
Is consumption patriotic? Is frugality un-American? 116
ReplyDeleteDepends on peoples definition of patriotism I would say. But me personally I would say no because consuming shouldn't be something that determines your patriotism despite the fact that we need to consume in order to live and keep most industries running. And if anything I would say being frugal is more patriotic than not because you're not using and consuming above your means at the expense of someone else.