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Required Movie Discussion Board – An Inconvenient Truth (2006) 1 hour, 36 minutes This is not for extra credit – but is 30 points of the 1000 points total for the course. Make sure to read the questions first, and write down the times when these points are discussed in […]

Here’s the question you must address: HOW CAN AGRICULTURE MEET the food security demands of a growing global population in the face of a changing and increasingly stochastic (unpredictable) climate while minimizing negative environmental impacts? WHAT TYPE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION STRATEGIES AND/OR APPROACHES ARE LIKELY TO WORK BEST? To address […]

Based on the readings and lecture notes respond to the question below. . The San Diego County Water Authority made a bold decision to introduce desalinated ocean water into its regional water supply. It chose to undertake the project through a P3 design-build-own-operate-transfer transaction with a private company, Poseidon Resources. […]

One of the goals of this course is to provide you with the information needed to be able to have an informed discussion on climate change with folks that may have a strong opinion that the Earth’s climate is not changing or that humans are not having an impact. To […]

The Masters program is Sustainable Resource Management which is about : Natural resources, such as soil, water, air or biological diversity, constitute the essential foundations of human life and economic activity. Their consumption is rapidly increasing worldwide, a process further intensified by global trends, such as population and economic growth. […]

Based on reading and lecture notes, respond to the question below. 1. What is the difference between the business case for a project and the feasibility of accomplishing it? 2. What can a project developer do to improve financial feasibility? 3. What were the advantages and disadvantages of Seattle Public […]