Thursday, October 24, 2024

Questions OCT 24

PH -191 Food. GT 4.23--4.27 (thru Perception Gap). McK thru Amory Lovins...

Presentation - Martin Stricklin


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GT

  1. Greta says we can no longer reach our climate targets without what? 301
  2. The Paris Agreement is the world's biggest what? 305
  3. Nicholas Stern says much economic analysis has grossly undervalued what? 307
  4. Why, according to Sunita Narain, is the Paris Agreement lauded? 308
  5.  What do we need to decide about economic growth? 312
  6. What crucial issues are rarely discussed at climate conferences? 315
McK
  1. Annie Dillard says every egg is what? 532
  2. What couldn't Russell tell his cabbie? What's Dillard's answer? 539-40
  3. Evolution loves ___ more than it loves us. 545  What's our pact with "the devil"? 549
  4. What does the sky do for us? 553
  5. What activist organizations was David Brower associated with? 554
  6. What are the defining characteristics of soft technologies? 560-61
  7. Post your comments...


PH


1. Do you think you have "lost your taste"? 171 Have you taken steps to regain it? Do you consume too much "junk"? Do you view eating as an ethical act?

2. Do you do anything in particular at home to avoid or rectify food waste? 173

3. Have you begun deliberately to eat fewer processed substances and more plant-based alternatives? 175  

4. Have you localized your diet, to greater or lesser extent? Do you or will you patronize CSAs?
177

5. Should public schools be fast food-free? 179 Should MTSU get rid of, or at least improve the nutritional contents of, vending machines on campus?

6. Does the Cobbs' story remind you of Wendell Berry? 180

7. Are you grateful for the decommodification of coffee, beer, and other products? 181 Are you boycotting any Big Commodity products?

8. How do you feel about ants and other insects? Do you use insecticides, biocides, weed killers etc.? Do you resent the failure of early education to impress upon every student the vital role they play in ecosystems?

 



9. Do you think restoring the American chestnut is a good idea, without the frivolity or uncertainty of restoring extinct animal species? 187

10. Was Oliver Burkeman right? 189

11. COMMENT?: "We must either let some eating habits go or let the planet go." 191 

3 comments:

  1. 1. Do you think you have "lost your taste"? 171 Have you taken steps to regain it? Do you consume too much "junk"? Do you view eating as an ethical act?

    No, I don't think I have lost my taste. I have been lucky enough to have grown up around cooks how value simple and quality ingredients/recipes. I don't think I consume too much junk food. I only eat fast food when I have to. I definitely think that food philosophy could be considered an ethical act. People should think about how and where is it grown, if the workers are being well compensated, what the environmental impact of the farms are, etc.

    2. Do you do anything in particular at home to avoid or rectify food waste? 173

    One major thing that helps reduces my personal food waste is to not buy anything that I don't have a plan/recipe for. I find that if I buy food that I only have a vague idea about how or what I could cook it with it is more likely to go to waste. Also, I try to use all parts of the food even parts that some people discard. I save and freeze my veggie and meat scraps to make broths/stocks.

    3. Have you begun deliberately to eat fewer processed substances and more plant-based alternatives? 175

    Yes, often times I cook vegetarian/plant based meals. Mostly because it is more cost effective but also to reduce my meat consumption for health and environmental reasons.

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  2. 2. The way I try to avoid food waste is to make sure I eat all of the food I am given, or selectively pick things I know I will eat in its entirety. If I don’t finish it one day, I’ll finish it the next day.
    7. I am kind of glad that several big products are decommodified, but I try to boycott a couple big brands such as coca cola, pepsi, and mcdonalds simply due to the fact they don’t value humanitarian values worldwide.
    8. I recognize the value of insects but I don’t like certain ones in my house. My family uses pesticides to keep them out. I do also think that the education system should teach more about their importance though.

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  3. geta says we NEED drastic and immediate greenhouse gas emission reduction. She says the Paris agreement is the worlds biggest lie as it is full of what she call empty promises. Social justice, equality, and human rights are rarely discussed at the climate conference.

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