ESSAY

The essay is due November 6 in class or in the 6th floor JOR essay box by

4:00 pm

• The paper should be typed (12 font), double-spaced and a maximum of nine pages in length (inclusive of title page, figures, tables, bibliography and appendices).

• All papers must have references, a Title Page and a Bibliography (APA format)

• Ensure that you have your name, student number and my name on the title page.

• Please use the template on the course site • Staple, do not bind your paper.

• Do not use Internet- speak – Emoticons are not acceptable – LOL and Gr8 ,for example, are not acceptable

• Do be critical of your sources– Beware of Wikipedia or Wapedia– Guidelines

http://www.english.ucsb.edu/faculty/ayliu/courses/wikipedia-policy.html

– You might be used to the comprehensive exploration of problems using twitter (140 characters)• Roughly 2 lines on a page• Essay will run about 7 pages

– Break the essay down into manageable sections and develop them• You can use report format - subheadings

• 1. Loretta Ford Text p. 214 • “The work I do is about taking something that

could be detrimental and with a few careful steps, having results that make the land beautiful and productive again. Mining really can be a temporary use of the land.”

• What do you think about this statement from a mining management employee. Weigh this judgment and explain your arguments (pro and con).

• 2. Alisa Smith and James MacKinnon – Text p. 246

• Outline the benefits and problems of the „100 mile diet‟. Is this possible or even desirable in our modern society? Would adherence to this be a major contributor to the solutions for global warming and resource shortages?

• 3. Tseporah Berman Text p. 311• • “The influence of the marketplace is integral to

protecting the key areas of the natural forest that are left. Economic prosperity in the long term is tied to ecological prospects now.”

• The major efforts and results for conservation in our history have come from the realization that the private sector cannot be trusted and that governments will have to drive the system. Which viewpoint is the most valid? Explain your reasoning.

• 4. David Schindler Text p. 345 (Cross link to Mary Griffiths p. 489)

• “It is perhaps ironic that Alberta, the province most vociferously opposed to controlling greenhouse gases in order to protect its pampered petrochemical industries will almost certainly be the first to suffer from freshwater shortages”.

• Is the petrochemical industry in Alberta “pampered”? • What has the petrochemical industry to do with water

problems? • Why will Alberta be „first‟?

• 5. Grainne Ryder Text p. 521 (Cross link to Matthew Coon Come p. 684)

• “Dam Builders steadfastly refuse to grasp that human suffering and environmental destruction is inevitable with large dams”.

• Explore this using Hydro Quebec‟s involvement with the James Bay Projects.

• 6. David Keith Text p. 550 • List and describe the negative and positive

changes that will affect Canada as global warming changes our climate. Which side in your judgement (and explain your position) will likely assume the greatest importance.

• 7. Maude Barlow Text p. 718 • Water in the future could become as important

as oil as a major source of world conflict. Canada will not have to worry about this and in fact will be a major player in the control and management of water. This assumes that we have an adequate surplus of water and that we can use this as an export product. Examine these ideas from both pro and con sides and develop a conclusion about our future use of water.