(par 11.2.2 ) A Goddess of the Earth – The Debate over the Gaia Hypothesis
A Goddess of the Earth?The Debate over the Gaia Hypothesis https://globalchange.umich.edu/globalchange1/current/lectures/Gaia/ All materials © the Regents of the University of Michigan unless noted otherwise.Updated 9/30/2017 “The Gaia hypothesis says that the temperature, oxidation state, acidity, and certain aspects of the rocks and waters are kept constant, and that this homeostasis is maintained by active feedback […]
(par 11.2.1) The Environmental Revolution
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/01/the_environment_2.php The Environmental Revolution by Lester Brown, Washington, D.C One of the most common arguments against shifting to an environmentally sustainable economy is that industry will suffer. I have found the opposite. In fact, restructuring the global economy according to the principles of ecology represents the greatest investment opportunity in history. What we need is […]
(par 11.2.1) Loosing touch with natural surroundings – have humans truly evolved?
http://fubini.swarthmore.edu/~ENVS2/S2003/tnguyen2/tnguyen2essay1.htm Pre-Agricultural Human Environmental Impact In the two million years it is believed that humans have populated the Earth, they have displayed the remarkable ability to adapt to any environment. Archaeological evidence has proven that the earliest humans were able to occupy and control every terrestrial ecosystem on the planet. Human impact on the environment […]