Students will explore the origins of the contemporary environmental movement and the response of the non-profit sector to the environmental crisis. Specific focus will be given to civil society's emergent role within public debates and legislation concerning environmental policy. Focus on:

Environmental Philosophy-Five page paper on your personal environmental philosophy.

Environmental History
Please explore a question that came up for you during the first 3 days about an issue or NGO. Several questions were mentioned in class, such as are there international versions of these groups, and what are they doing in other countries? What NGOs were involved in the DDT controversy? What NGOs were involved in Air pollution issues. there were many others. I don't know all the answers, so please look into one of these questions that came up for you, with focus on NGOs.
*Plan B*
We discussed using the internship day format also. this is ok, but I prefer plan "A".
The idea of researching background issue for internship day fits into either plan. ie: ZPG and shadow of population group.*Internship/shadowing day.* Let's stick to the agreed upon format for oral and written report:

15-20 minute oral report
Written report
How formed
Founder
Membership
Goal
Range (local, reg., natl)
Theme
Approach (adv, transf, exemp, or others)
Worked/Didn’t work in the following areas:
Strategy
Fundraising
Organizational structure
Others?*Any additions to this are welcome.