Class Schedule
Term: summer 2004
DATE | TOPIC | READING | ASSIGNMENT | SPEAKER |
Week One: International Energy/Environmental Policy | ||||
May 27 | Intl.Climate Change Political Analysis |
Carbon War, Leggett | Summarize Kyoto players |
GF |
May 28 | Oil Peak | E-reserves: Cassandras and Cornucopians | Summarize Cassandra and Cornucopian See the film: Day After Tomorrow |
GF |
May 29-morning | Energy Alternatives |
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GF | |
May 29-afternoon | Governance-Speth | Red Sky at Morning, Speth Chapter 5 & 9 |
Summarize problems and solutions of governance. | GF and students |
Week Two: US National Energy Policy | Paper #1 due June 3: International. topics: 1) International governance 2) Political analysis of Carbon Wars interest groups 3) International topic of your interest |
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June 3 | Intl. summary. World energy facts and projections |
Oral summary of international findings. | GF and students | |
June 4 | 1992 Energy Policy Act | Policy of Discontent, Stagliano | Summarize all chapters, summarize interest groups, factions, legislation: oral presentation | GF and students |
June 5 | 2003 Energy Policy Act | Policy of Discontent, Stagliano |
Research 2003 Energy Plan prsent to class | GF and students |
Week Three: Vermont Energy Policy | Paper #2 due June 10: US | |||
June 10 |
PSB-VELCO Hearing Federal Court House in Montpelier (above the Post Office on State Street) 3:30-5PM 5-6PM Meet with Mathew Rubin, East Haven Wind Farm Meet with Michael Dworkin 6-8PM. |
E-Readings | Readings on Vermont Energy Reading page
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Michael Dworkin, Director PSB of VT
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June 11 | Current Issues and Future of Vermont Energy | Prepare summary of a Vermont issue to present to class: Chamber of Commerce list of issues |
Richard Watts | |
June 12 | Vermont issues |
Present Vermont issue to class |
GF & students | |
Finish all readings |
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Term paper due June 24 |