WASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY
Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics

Summer Scholars 2006 - Environmental Studies

Seminar on Energy and Climate Change

Instructor: Jim Casey
Contact Info: Huntley Hall 205A, Ext. 8102, Email: Caseyj
 

Week 1:

Monday: Introduction 

Tuesday:         The Nature of the Environmental Crisis

Wednesday:     Air -- The First Sacred Thing

Thursday:        Tragedy of the Commons

Friday:             Discussion

            Week 2: 

Monday:          Energy and Population

Tuesday:          EPA : Global Warming : Climate

         Wednesday:      Back to the Future: The Great Climate Experiment

Thursday:        Review Session

Friday:             Exam # 1

Week 3:

Monday:         Three Degrees of Consensus    and  Stabilization Wedges

Tuesday:        Climate Change Risks and Policies

Wednesday:    http://www.rff.org/Documents/RFF-DP-06-06.pdf

Thursday:       A Framework for Understanding Energy Resources

Friday:           Hydrogen  and Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Week 4:

Monday:         globalwarming.pdf

 Tuesday:       Review Session

Wednesday:    Exam # 2

Thursday:       Final Discussion

Friday:           Individual Meetings