Sheryl A. McCoy's List: Environmental Ethics

When reading advice, make sure it's NOT OPEN TO INTERPRETATION. If you're not sure what is being said, ask for clarification or don't use it.

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interpretation blogging blog In_The_Know_Now advice writing accuracy on 2009-07-30

scientists are trying to quantify the problem and are studying how plastic affects fish, marine mammals and birds.

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newshour pollution Pacific_Gyre trash plastic environment environmental_life_science environmental_disaster science Charles_Moore oceans marine animals birds mammals fish on 2009-08-05

Is there a way forward? The Washington-based International Food Policy Research Institute believes so. It has recently produced a report containing recommendations for a binding code of conduct to promote what Japan, the world's largest food importer, called for at the G8 in Italy – responsible foreign investment in agriculture in the face of the current pandemic of landgrabs.

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colonialism food poor countries world G8 corporations governments landgrab on 2009-08-10 and saved by 3 people

expose' of Dole Food Co, with an emphasis on workers in Nicauragua and DDT poisoning

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DDT environmental_disaster science environment Nicaraugua DoleFoods bananas freespeech on 2009-08-23 and saved by 2 people

environmental ethics in action; a description of various types of environmental philosophies of ethics; relates to data collected over the past few decades about outdoor participation; explanation of back country ethics, including the "Leave No Trace" ethics, and WHY they are important.

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philosophy environment BackCountry_Classroom GoogleBooks leave_no_trace on 2009-08-30

a syllabus w/images of various aspects of the environment

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environmental_ethics enviro-science syllabus philosophy class on 2009-08-30

make connections with a rapidly expanding base of organic farms in the state of Maine

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organic farming organic_farming fair Maine volunteers MOFGA sustainability agriculture on 2009-09-27

"Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to buyout the residents of the contaminated town of Treece. The decision was a victory for about 140 residents, who had asked for help to leave the town because of contamination from lead and zinc mining."

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environmental_disaster mining strip mining ethics science ecology Treece Kansas EPA contamination Super Fund environmental_life_science on 2009-10-30

"students are expected to understand the ethical issues involved in the Bhopal gas tragedy and the role played by the governments in the disaster. "

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ethics business gas Bhopal Union_Carbide industrial_disaster environmental_ethics business_ethics on 2009-11-14