Do now: Funny Friday• Miss South Carolina

Homework & Objective• Objective: TSW examine Environmental

Ethics and analyze their own ethics as well as their families.

• Plan for a test on Tuesday – Chapters 4,5,6. Make sure you know the graphs / charts in Chapter 5. Should be completely through chapter 6’s reading.

• No new homework until then.

New material– Relativist – Based on

social upbringing• Anthropocentrism• Focused on self and

potentially other humans• Biocentrism• Focused on all living

things• Ecocentrism – • Focused on all aspects

of the environment

New Material• Transcendentalism movement–Emerson–Whitman–Thoreau –What did Thoreau write? Why is it

important?–All pioneers in environment and civics

New Material• Modern times – Environmental movement– Aldo Leopold – Muir – Preservationist – Started what organizations? What is his movement

controversial? – Pinchot – Conservationist

New Material• Role of the government• Can the government legally take over your land without

your permission?• Answer yes! In the constitution called Eminent Domain• Famous case in New London Ct called the Kelo Case

New Material• Link between the economy and the environment

– John Stuart Mill – Supply & Demand»As supplies become scarce the economy will

slow. Look at the economy when oil prices rose. How are they related? » Should the US aggressively ensure our oil

supply? Now? In the future?

New Material• Link between the economy and the environment

– John Stuart Mill – Supply & Demand»As supplies become scarce the economy will

slow. Look at the economy when oil prices rose. How are they related? » Should the US aggressively ensure our oil

supply? Now? In the future?

New Material• What is ecolabling?• Dolphin safe is an example of Ecolabeling . • You only spend money on things that you feel do not harm

the environment or harm industries• Mr. Harrington’s crusade against Wal-Mart. Why? • Does it help?• http://

www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/running_small_business/archives/2008/06/does_wal-mart_r.html