Energy Policy-PA395
Class Schedule

Term: summer 2006

DATE	TOPIC	READING	ASSIGNMENT	SPEAKER
Week One: International Energy/Environmental Policy
May 25	Oil Peak	Heinberg E-reserves: Cassandras and Cornucopians		GF
May 26	Oil Peak	Cassandras-Cornucopians	Summarize Cassandra and Cornucopian article	GF
May 26	Political Analysis	Petro-dollar warfare		GF
May 27-morning	Energy Alternatives			GF
May 27-afternoon	Intl.Climate Change Governance-Speth	Red Sky at Morning, Speth Chapter 5 & 9 Carbon War, Leggett	Optional: See the film "Day After Tomorrow" Summarize problems and solutions of governance.	GF and students
Week Two: US National Energy Policy			Paper #1 due June 1: International. Choices: 1) International governance 2) Political analysis of Cornucopian-Cassandra debate 3) International geo-political strategy 4) International topic of your interest
June 1	Intl. summary. World energy facts and projections(?)		Oral summary of international findings.	GF and students
June 2	1992 Energy Policy Act	Policy of Discontent, Stagliano	Summarize all chapters, summarize interest groups, factions, legislation: oral presentation	GF and students
June 3	2005 Energy Policy Act	Policy of Discontent, Stagliano 2005 Energy Plan	Research 2005 Energy Plan present to class	GF and students
Week Three: Vermont Energy Policy			Paper #2 due June 8: US
June 8	Dr. Rick Foley-History of Vermont Energy Policy Joyce Errecart-Legislative Energy Policy 2005-6	E-Readings	Readings on Vermont Energy Reading page	Dr. Rick Foley, Prof. Keene State University. 4PM Joyce Errecart, rep from Shelbourne 6:30PM
June 9	Summary of US Findings Current Issues and Future of Vermont Energy		Prepare summary of a Vermont issue to present to class: Chamber of Commerce list of issues	students
June 10	Vermont issues Summary of weeks 1-3		Present Vermont issue to class	GF & students
			Finish all readings Paper #3 due June 15: Vermont
			Term paper due June 22