Reading List, Spring 2011

Readings from Withgott and Brennan, 4th edition

These readings listed are specific pages that should serve as useful accompaniments to the class lectures/discussions.� They are listed more or less in the order of topics as planned to be discussed in class. You may use this link for corresponding page numbers in the edition used in last year�s class (3rd edition of Withgott and Brennan).

TOPIC	Chapter; pages	Textbook Headings
General Background Introduction	Chapters 1, 2, and 5 Appendix A �1; 3 1; 8-9 1; 10-15	Our Island Earth The Nature of Environmental Science The Nature of Science
Stratospheric Ozone	2; 25-27 17; 462-465 17; 479-482 See Internet resources	Matter, Chemistry, and the Environment The Atmosphere Synthetic chemicals deplete �
Climate Change/Global Warming	17; 466-467 18; 493-527	Large-scale circulation�. Chapter 18, Global Climate Change
�� - Carbon Cycle	5; 122-128 5; 109-115	Biogeochemical Cycles Earth�s Environmental Systems
Energy	2; 29-33 Appendix B 19; 531-534 19; 545-546 1; 17 20; 563-564	Energy Metric System Sources of Energy Environmental Impacts � Our energy choices � Alternatives to Fossil Fuels
Electricity	19; 518-519  20; 568-569	Electricity generation� Assessing Emissions �
�Coal	2; 28 19; 535-536 19; 549	Matter is composed� Coal Coal mining �
� - �Acid Rain �-� Reducing pollution	2; 28 17; 482-486 17; 471 17; 474 19; 546-547	Hydrogen ions � Acid deposition � Clean Air Act � Fig. 17.16 Clean Coal �
� - - Efficiency and Conservation	19; 556-557	Personal choice �
� - - Indoor Pollution	17; 486-490	Indoor Air Pollution
Mid-term Exam Date TBA (around mid March)�
- Natural Gas	19; 536-538 19; 544-545	Natural Gas � Methane hydrate �
- Nuclear Energy	20; 564-576 20; 562-563 22; 638-639	Nuclear Power Central Case: Sweden�s Search � Radioactive waste �
- Hydropower	5; 123-124 20; 583-586	The water cycle �, Our impacts � Hydroelectric Power
- Wind/Geothermal/Ocean	21; 591-594 21; 599-605 21; 605-607 1; 33 2; 24-25 21; 608-609	�New� Renewable Energy Sources Wind Energy Geothermal Energy Geothermal energy � Central Case � Ocean Energy Sources
- Waste/Biomass	22; 619-624 20; 576-579	Municapal Solid Waste Bioenergy
- Solar	21; 594-599 21; 603-604	Solar Energy Central Case: Germany �
Transportation � - Oil	18; 519 19; 538-544 19; 552-554 19; 549-554 19; 529-531 19; 547-549 19; 544-545	Transportation � Oil � Political, Social, and Economic Impacts Oil and gas extraction � Central Case: Oil or Wilderness � Fossil fuels pollute � Other Fossil Fuels
�- - Smog	17; 465-466 17; 461-462 17; 468-479	Air masses� Central Case: L.A. and Its Sisters � Outdoor Air Pollution
�- - Solutions �- Biofuels	19; 555-557 2; 31-32 20; 579-583	Energy and Conservation Photosynthesis � Biomass Energy
�- Hydrogen Sustainability and Waste	21; 609-612 1; 4-8 1; 15-20 22; 618 22; 625-631	Hydrogen Resource consumption � Sustainability � Approaches to Waste Management Reducing waste�, etc.
Environ. Econ. & Politics Population	18; 522-525 19; 554 1; 3-4 2; 44-45	Will emissions � How will we convert � Population growth � The Science behind the Story