PA
395 Energy Policy
Lecture Notes 2004
Day One-Climate Change
| Class notes-Difference in conditions of governance for International agreements | |
| CFCs | CO2 |
| had absolute proof | No conclusive proof |
| small % of DuPont's business | Huge $ impact on every sector of economy |
| Only affected a few companies | Effects thousands of companies |
| relatively small-scale change | Huge scale of change |
| Easy alternatives | Difficult alternatives |
| NASA support=minimal political risk | NASA support not good enough |
| Under Reagan 1987 Montreal Protocol and Bush 1990 Clean Air Act | Ideologies hardened |
| Media weaker | |
| Influence of money stronger | |
Level of Perceived Threat? |
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| Scale of people affected is greater | |
| Scale of issue is greater | |
Lack of incentives |
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| Lack of enforcement power | |
Week Two
Day One-Thursday, reports on international
papers: Short presentations 3-5 minutes of students findings on governance
and political analysis of the Carbon War factions
World Energy, wind
intro, wind, Denmark,
solar, biomass,
geothermal, nuclear,
ocean, hydro,
tidal,
Review World Energy predictions
Alternative Energy Sources
+ Green-e Renewal Electricity
+ Green Tags
- Bonneville Environmental Foundation
+ Native Energy
+ New Wind Energy
+ Renewable Energy Vermont
Read prologue and Intro to Stagliano-discussion
Discussion of US Energy policy book. Summaries of the 6 chapters by students
Stagliano CH2B
Discussion of Natl. Energy legislation of 2003
Short preview of Vermont issues in preparation for VELCO hearing Thursday
June 10
Week Three
Day One-Thursday-VELCO hearing in Montpelier. Meet with
Michael Dworkin 6-8PM
Rick Weston-Vermont
Dave Lamont-PSD
Michael Dworkin-PSB
Patti Richards-BED
Chamber of Commerce list of issues
Jon Reidel-Vermont's
20-year plan
+ Vermont Natural Resources Council
+ Vermont Public Interest Research Group
(VPIRG)