Ethics

Asterisk (*) after year denotes honors thesis.

1985

• Holly Cook, Some Ethical Considerations of Radio-Telemetry in Wild Animal Research

1991

• Fritz Bittrich Jr., Towards a Feminist Land Ethic
• Paul Fontaine, The Politics of Ecology

1993

• Stephanie Daniels, Intuition and Political Activism

1996

• Brian Richard Oestreich, Of Shabbat and Stewardship: An Environmental Ethic of the Jewish Holidays

1997

• * Heather Kaplan, An Inquiry into Environmental Ethics and Religion
• Sean Durkin, Socially Responsible Investment and the Banning of Anti-Personnel Weapons: University of Vermont Endowment Divestiture (CD-ROM)
  

1998

• Ben Genshaft, Volunteer Wilderness Medicine in Vermont: Medical, Legal and Ethical Perspectives

2001

• Erin David, Opposition to Biotechnology in Vermont
• Andrew Greenwalt, The Watershed of Knowledge and the River of Wisdom

2003

• Donald Ewick, An Analysis of Attitudes on Trapping in Massachusetts: Looking for Common Ground Between Rural and Suburban Populations

2004

• Mary C. Coon, Histories and Philosophies of Vermont Farmers

2005

• Lauren Masseria, The Evolution of Graffiti and its Community Implications
• Todd Winner, Approaching an Apple Tree: The Foundations of Form and Function in the Natural Landscape

2006

• Jay Desautels, Is Socially Responsible Investing a Viable Investment Option for Individual Investors?
• Lea Rose Rembisz, Local Opposition to Wind Energy Development: A Qualitative Comparison Between the Northeast Kingdom and Cape Cod
• Benjamin Tupper,  From Reverence to Resource: A History of the Human-Bear Relationship
  

  2007

• Samantha Glaser, Eco-Shabbat: Elevating the Shabbos Table
  

  2008

• Emily Abbott,  Geo-Divinity: Sacred Landscapes of the Hindu Faith
  
• Mark Brustad,  Water Wars: An Analysis of the Bottled Water Industry and a Case Study of Nestle Waters in Michigan
  
• Gerard Ganey,   Traversing the Adirondack High Peaks: Outdoor Leadership and Environmental Education While Backpacking
  
• Timothy Hosmer, Land Protection at Hosmer Winery: The Landowner – Land Trust Partnership
  
• Emily J. May,   Toward a Respectful Dependence: Ecofeminism, Deep Ecology and Social Ecology
• Benjamin Stewart,  A Comparative Study of Environmental Ethics in Jewish and Christian Communities at the University of Vermont
  
• Kelly Trace,  The Future of the Fair Trade Movement: Addressing the Controversy Around Certifying Plantations
  
• * Min Zheng,  Finding Balance: Visiting the Old for New Inspirations and Solutions to Environmental Problems
  

  2009

• Avery Dandreta, Why We Cannot Drill: A Moral and Legal Case Against The Opening of ANWR’s Coastal Plain
  

  2010

• Justin Arzberger  –  An Overview and Analysis of Voluntary Simplicity in Vermont
  
• Natasha Loeffler  –  Sustainable Business Ethics & The Opportunity for Sustainable Development in Small to Medium Sized Enterprises: A Business Strategy for Theodora’s Tea, Inc.
  
• Sarah Alicia Sotomayor  –  Conservation in the 21st Century: Restoring Wholeness to Lands and People through Wildlands Philanthropy
  

  2011

• Kyle E. Gaffney  –  Endurance Sport as an Approach toward Harmonious Relationship Development: Exploring Behavioral Outcomes through Value Development Investigation of Endurance Sport Athletes
  
• * Taylor Ralph  –  Eating Practices and Attitudes among American Buddhists:  An aspect of Buddhism and Ecology
  

  2012

• * Samantha Morgan – The Meat of the Matter: Exploring the Relationship between Environmental Ethics and the Food Choices of Environmental Studies Majors at the University of Vermont

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