Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Anthropocentrism, Deep Ecology, Zero Population Growth
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Andrew heywood, political ideologies and the tutorial book. Leaded gasoline ("ethyl"), he came up the idea to put lead in gas because it improves engine issues. Freon, the material that is in refrigerators to keep stuff cold, huge influence on the atmosphere. Midgley"s death as a metaphor, for all of us as a species, especially because of how he died. He contracted polio, killed himself by making a set of pullies. Ceilings on needed resources: things we need altogether are becoming more costly and difficult to obtain. Harmful things we generate: we make things that hurt the human population. Population growth and per capita impact: we will continue to grow, and the per capita impact (how much each individual on each contributes to world issues like carbon emissions etc. ) Natural habitats: corals, forests, boreal reefs, the ocean bottom. If we continue to deforest the world"s forests at this current rate, then there will be no rainforests in 100 yrs.