ENVS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Chloroform, Sumer, Evaporation

• School: York University
• Department: Environmental Studies
• Course: ENVS 1000
• Professor: Peter Timmerman

Document Summary

Problem: something that is in front of us and easy to solve. Mystery: one must solve oneself; it"s hidden and questioned. Travels over 4 generations (northeast of north america to mexico) Feeds on milkweed (however milkweed go under the plough) Migration is threatened (extensive illegal logging & invaded human populations) Many local have spiritual and ritual connections. God"s eye view: a problem s to be managed from on high . We now have satellites; same elevation of god"s view on earth. Earth is emerging as a human work of art. Ontological assaults: assaults that attack the fabric of being. Something that seems so harmless, yet very dangerous (ex: rain is beautiful, but acid rain is bad) Non-point source pollutants: often termed diffuse" pollution and not easily credited to a single source. Scientist who detected chlorofluorocarbons in the antarctic (which are the main source of problems in the ozone layer)