ENVS 1000 Final: ENVS 1000 Entire Year Notes.doc

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

Document Summary

Envs 1000 september 15, 2010 lecture #1. What is our situation, really: think about who the liars, cheaters are, own thought: politicians. How do i sort through the confusion: what things i want to take in, and what people want me to think. Something to think about: picture of the earth: someone made the decisions of taking a picture of the earth. In order to take the picture, had to be wearing technology suit to keep from freezing: ambiguity. Picture of vase/2people: our minds are constantly taking information in. The world is mapped by satellites: the pictures of the world taken by satellites have consequences: In an era of monitoring equipment, we are watching various species go extinct due to our demand for products. Almost 1,500 fish species threatened or endangered, 35% of evaluated reptiles threatened; 86 critically endangered, 50% of invertebrates threatened or endangered. Cell of a human being metaphoric to the earth.