Green Ideology Flashcards

(53 cards)

1
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No human had more of an impact on the atmosphere.

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Thomas Midgley

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Midgley invented one of the worst pollutants, this improves engine performance but poisons the atmosphere.

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Ethyl

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Midgley invented this CFC used in refrigerants that is highly destructive to the ozone.

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Freon

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This international protocol called for the phasing out of CFCs.

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Montreal Protocol

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Why is Midgley’s death a metaphor?

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He died from polio, disabled, strangled by pulleys invented to get him out of bed - bad luck and creative thought. We have incredibly creative powers and ingenuity, but there are unintended long-term consequences.

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Forests, wetlands, coral reefs are all examples of these, which are depleting.

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Natural habitats

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Fish and shellfish, necessary proteins are examples of these.

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Wild food sources

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The loss of this has a domino effect on soil, water, and air.

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Biological diversity

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This type of ceiling is needed on resources:

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Soft ceiling

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Because of these (oil, natural gas, coal) we are a fuel based economy.

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Energy sources

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This is contained in aquifers, it is now more difficult to access this; clean and reusable.

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Fresh water

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Pesticides, herbicides, etc. are examples of:

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Harmful things we generate

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13
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Significant commercial fisheries have disappeared because of these:

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Alien species

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14
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There are 360 deaths per day because of this:

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Air pollution

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Fossil fuels, methane from animals, etc. are examples of these that lead to climate change.

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Atmospheric gases

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This is expected to stabilize at 9-12 billion, until then we will continue to grow.

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Human population

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17
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Per capita environmental impact in most severe in:

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The developed world

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Bias towards economic growth, private property, and capitalism.

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Anthropocentrism

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Greens are against this belief, that we are the centers and masters of nature, nature is a resource base, and has no value other than to serve humans.

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Anthropocentrism

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Greens don’t object to technological solutions, but recognize that we need this: a new way of thinking.

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Eco-ethic

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We are part of an interdependent natural system, what goes around comes around. A feature of identity.

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Eco-ethic

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We have a duty to care for all forms of life and have:

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Respect for life

23
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We have human power and responsibility to do harm and good. There is a connection between green ideology and this:

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Philosophy of peace

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Greens believe that we should take an orientation that emphasizes the right to protect, and advocate limits of consumption now because patterns have to change, otherwise known as:

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How far ahead people think. This needs to be beyond 4 year political systems.
Time horizon
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The impossibility of this explains why people are unwilling to sacrifice now so that others/future generations can benefit later, that can't do anything for us.
Reciprocity
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These can be divided.
Private goods
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These can't be divided.
Public goods
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We need to ensure cooperation against all, in other words: If everyone has an incentive to free-ride however, this can't happen.
Environmental collective action
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We need to enforce collective solutions to prevent the destruction of the common good, otherwise known as:
The Tragedy of the Commons
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We need to recognize the need for a long term horizon, and ensuring a collective action solution, otherwise known as:
Political engagement
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Lobbying, setting up political parties, stressing the fundamental values are examples of:
Interest group politics, shallow/light green ecology
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Eco-centric/Earth centered, we have a special responsibility because of our power but we are not special.
Deep/dark green ecology
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Thinking of the Earth as a living, breathing entity, the Earth mother or:
Gaia, religious/spiritual greens
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Political strategies, traditional politics and direct action. Representatives have a distinctive voice and perspective.
Secular greens
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More likely to gain support, they can create a shared view about time horizons, that other parties are likely to buy into, thus gaining influence without getting the vote.
Light greens
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"Leave an habitation not a ruin" Who said it?
Edmund Burke
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"Nature has no value in itself" Who said it?
Locke
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Leopold: interconnections and mutual dependence between species.
Land ethic, planetary ethic
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Berry: we have assumed a right to these over generations that we haven't earned and don't deserve.
Fossil fuels
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Collective overuse exhausts common resources, everyone has an incentive to add.
Tragedy of the Commons
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The solution to collective action problems, agreed upon by the majority of people affected.
Mutual coercion
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Berry: the sum of changes made by different creatures and natural forces.
Nature
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Leopold: preserve integrity, stability, and the beauty of our community.
The central precept
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Evergrowing human population increasingly outstrips available resources.
Malthus law
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Mostly powerful males are at fault for environmental issues.
Ecofeminism
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What is the explanation function of ecologism?
How environmental crises happened - anthropocentrism/humanism
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What is the evaluation function of ecologism?
Actions that preserve/protect the natural environment
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What is the orientation function of ecologism?
Species membership
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What is the program for ecologism?
Policies/practices that protect that natural environment/education
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What is the agent for ecologism?
Humans
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What is the obstacle for ecologism?
Anthropocentrism
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What is the goal for ecologism?
Survival/flourishing of all species