Week 04: Stockholm, Sweden

Skeppsbron

Tu 9.13
Read: eR—“Poll: Californians Say No Nukes, But Maybe Oil Drilling” (Oakland Tribune), “Republicans Push Drilling Off California Coast; Democrats Say No” (McClatchy), “The BP Oil Spill, One Year On: Forgetting the Lessons of Drilling in the Gulf” (Time), “Oil Spill No Reason to Stop Offshore Projects in California, Local Industry Says” (Bakersfield Californian), “Weighing the Benefits and Costs of Offshore Drilling” (Reason), “Editorial: U.S. Needs Offshore Drilling and Tougher Safety Rules” (Dallas Morning News)
Class: Reading discussion; Lecture—“MLA and Works Cited;” Assignment—Editorial essay

Th 9.15
Read: eR—“California Oil Drilling: Congress Considers Offshore Drilling” (Huffington Post), “Gas Prices Spur Move to Open Offshore Drilling in California, Alaska, East Coast” (Los Angeles Times), “Can Offshore Drilling Really Make the U.S. Oil Independent?” (Scientific American), “Op-Ed: Why Offshore Drilling Can Bridge Gap to U.S. Energy Future” (Popular Mechanics), “West Coast Senators Push Pacific Shore Drilling Ban” (Los Angeles Times); HARM—p. xv-38
Class: LITERARY ANALYSIS/SHORT ANSWER RESPONSE
Due: REFLECTION 2

Fr 9.16
Read: eR—“Poll: Californians Say No Nukes, But Maybe Oil Drilling” (Oakland Tribune), “Republicans Push Drilling Off California Coast; Democrats Say No” (McClatchy), “The BP Oil Spill, One Year On: Forgetting the Lessons of Drilling in the Gulf” (Time), “Oil Spill No Reason to Stop Offshore Projects in California, Local Industry Says” (Bakersfield Californian), “Weighing the Benefits and Costs of Offshore Drilling” (Reason), “Editorial: U.S. Needs Offshore Drilling and Tougher Safety Rules” (Dallas Morning News), “California Oil Drilling: Congress Considers Offshore Drilling” (Huffington Post), “Gas Prices Spur Move to Open Offshore Drilling in California, Alaska, East Coast” (Los Angeles Times), “Can Offshore Drilling Really Make the U.S. Oil Independent?” (Scientific American), “Op-Ed: Why Offshore Drilling Can Bridge Gap to U.S. Energy Future” (Popular Mechanics), “West Coast Senators Push Pacific Shore Drilling Ban” (Los Angeles Times); HARM—p. xv-38
Class: LITERARY ANALYSIS/SHORT ANSWER RESPONSE; Reading discussion; Lecture—“MLA and Works Cited;” Assignment—Editorial essay
Due: REFLECTION 2

UPCOMING:

Week 5
Tu 9.20
Read: HARM—p. 39-90; eR—“In Their Own Words: The Republican Presidential Field on Climate Change” (The Hill), “Al Gore: Climate of Denial” (Rolling Stone)
Class: Reading discussion; Presentations

Th 9.22
Read: HARM—p. 90-162; eR— Clip from “Two Days Before the Day After Tomorrow” from South Park, “The Climate Crisis Hoax” (Forbes), “Why on Earth Do We Listen to Those Who Cry Wolf?” (OnEarth)
Class: Reading discussion; Watch: “Two Days Before the Day After Tomorrow” from South Park (2005)
Due: EDITORIAL ESSAY

Fr 9.23
Read: HARM—p. 39-162; eR—“In Their Own Words: The Republican Presidential Field on Climate Change” (The Hill), “Al Gore: Climate of Denial” (Rolling Stone), Clip from “Two Days Before the Day After Tomorrow” from South Park, “The Climate Crisis Hoax” (Forbes), “Why on Earth Do We Listen to Those Who Cry Wolf?” (OnEarth)
Class: Reading discussion; Presentations; Watch: “Two Days Before the Day After Tomorrow” from South Park (2005)
Due: EDITORIAL ESSAY