ENV100H1 Midterm: ENV100 Test 2 Review.docx

• School: UTSG
• Department: School of Environment
• Course: ENV100H1
• Professor: Stephen Scharper

Document Summary

Gaia: a new look at life on earth by james lovelock. Lovelock helped with the electron capture detector (detects certain chemical substances: helped discover that pesticide residues were present in all creatures. Facilitated the writing of rachel carson"s silent spring: enabled in the pursue for gaia. Truth is said to be the first casualty of war. Lovelock and hitchcock examined the chemical composition of earth. 1: conclusion: atmosphere is being manipulated by life on a day-to-day basis from the surface, mars exploration, decrease in entropy = proof of life"s activity, atmosphere consisted mostly of co2. Capable of manipulating the earth"s atmosphere to suit its overall needs: totality seeks an optimal physical and chemical environment for life, homeostasis maintenance of relatively constant conditions by active control, merely a hypothesis w/ theoretical value. But has given rise to many questions: the earth is not: A spaceship just travelling around the sun. Implications for a christian political theology of the environment.