INTST101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Corporate Social Responsibility, Montreal Protocol, Milgram Experiment
12 Aug 2016
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Scientists predict rising ocean temperatures as a result of man-made global warming > as the oceans get warmer, storms get stronger (ex. 2004, florida"s 4 powerful hurricanes & japan record-breaking typhoon) & as water temperatures increase, wind velocity increases (hurricane. Katrina ) global warming also causes not only more flooding, but also more drought. Darfur genocide > murders have become commonplace in the region of. Ethanol is better alternative emery source even though it has own consequences > one company has figured out a way to make a new kind of ethanol out of plant fiber > cheaper & cleaner than regular ethanol. On arctic ice thickness of the artic ice cap has diminished > bad news for animals like polar bears > contributes to water level sea rise > flooding. Use market capitalism as ally of environmentalism. More efficient use of electricity increased vehicle efficiency (hybrid and fuel-cell cars)
