Drugs
According to the New York Times article, the introduction ______ as well as the decreasing price of _____ encouraged the opioid epidemic
pill mills; heroin
What are 4 ways that humans degrade water?
habitat alteration, overuse, pollution runoff, wastewater
From Chasing Heroin, what are Drug Courts?
An alternative to traditional incarceration; defendants plead guilty and follow a series of rules handed down by a judge instead of going to jail
What is replacement level fertility?
The level of fertility at which a population exactly replaces itself from one generation to the next
What disaster from the Day After Tomorrow have scientists recently discovered is actually occurring?
The currents in the ocean are slowing down.
According to the New York Times article, what four areas should be addressed in any attempt to solve the opioid epidemic:
Treatment, harm reduction, demand-focused solutions, and supply-focused solutions
What is the fastest growing category of waste; why should we care?
Electronic waste; difficult to reuse/recycle
Why are official crime statistics misleading?
Racial profiling, increased police presence and surveillance
What changes have encouraged the rapid worldwide population growth?
technological innovations, medical improvements
What are two explanations for environmental inequalities? (Week 16 article)
Discrimination based explanations and economic explanations
Why is there a sentencing gap between crack and cocaine?
In part, its because of who traditionally uses the drugs (poor minorities vs rich whites); War on Drugs efforts during the 1980s
How does consumerism cause environmental degradation?
Encourages individuals to continually purchase new items and throw away old ones
How do we talk about crime in the media?
There is a general trend that media sources present black victims in a poor light and white suspects in a better light
What is fast fashion?
the rapid increase in how fashion goes from the runway to the store; it takes as little as a week for the process to occur
Why are we living in a very special moment?
The next fifty years will determine the future of the planet
Why might state and county initiatives be important to addressing drug use?
These initiatives allow regions to experiment with models that work best for their area (LEAD might not work everywhere but has been successful in Seattle)
What is the ecological footprint?
The demand that each person makes on the Earth’s natural resources, often measured in terms of global hectares (gha) per person
Why does the racial composition of a jury matter?
When there is at least one black juror in death sentence cases, the suspect is less likely to receive the death sentence
What are the two questions River Blue asks?
What is the role of the fashion industry? What is the role of the consumer?
How did the geography of race lead to very different impacts of Hurricane Katrina?
The areas that were hit the worst (such as the 9th ward) were predominantly poor, black communities.
What are some arguments in favor of drug legalization?
reduces violence, increases drug safety, individuals are more likely to receive medical attention, decreases mass incarceration
Why does population growth matter?
We are rapidly approaching the maximum amount of people the earth can sustain; more people = more environmental degradation
What are the six areas that incarceration negatively impacts according to "Death by a Thousand Little Cuts"?
Marriage, Parenting, Family Functioning, Child Functioning, Community Dynamics, Intimate (sexual) relations
Why might local environmental activism be important?
Local groups tend to be more successful; people of different political ideologies get involved in local groups; local groups know the needs of a community and the solutions that will work
Why should we care about economic activity in China and India?
They are quickly becoming top polluters and China in particular is quickly consuming more and more oil