class schedule

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			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
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 2003 Energy Plan	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	Michael Dworkin, Director PSB of VT Matthew Rubin, East Haven Wind Farm
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 Summary of weeks 1-3		Present Vermont issue to class	GF & students
			Finish all readings Paper #3 due June 17: Vermont
			Term paper due June 24