Course Materials
Syllabus:
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Readings:
Introduction, Atmosphere, Milankovitch, Climate Controls, Climate Feedback, Climate Record, Climate Events, Younger Dryas, Global Warming I, Global Warming II, Global Warming III, State of Fear, Fossil Fuels I, Fossil Fuels II, Middle East Oil I, Middle East Oil II, ANWR, Coal I, Coal II, Fuel Cells I, Fuel Cells II, Photovoltaics I, Photovoltaics II, Photovoltaics III, Wind Energy I, Wind Energy II
Supplemental Readings:
Perils of Petrocracy
Penetrating Winds
A Sound Use for Heat
Case Study Readings:
ANWR Hydrocarbons
Arctic Hydrocarbons
Middle East Hydrocarbons
Sea Level Impacts: China & India
Green Vehicles: Fuel Cell Reading, Fuel Cell Animation
Green Vehicles: Biodiesel
Photovoltaics
Wind Energy: Massachusetts
Wind Energy: California
Assignments:
Assignment 1: Day After Tomorrow
Assignment 2: Inconvenient Truth
Assignment 3: State of Fear
Assignment 4: Case Study Analysis
Lecture 1