———————– ** Fresh Green Beans ** ———————– Grown in Kansas. Eaten Worldwide.

Artist: Brandon Ballangee, GreenMuseum.org

1/17/08, Week 1: Media and the Environment Class Overview
How is Environmental Journalism defined? How have topics evolved? How has coverage changed in terms of content and distribution? What issues are covered…and what issues are obscured?

Week 1 Assignment:
Reading/Viewing: A Brief Evolution of Green Media
1) Excerpt from Walden, Henry David Thoreau, Chapter 17
2) Introduction to Silent Spring, Al Gore
3) Excerpt from Silent Spring, Rachel Carson
4) “Stung,” Elizabeth Kolbert
5) “Living Green,” Brian Lehrer Show (audio, entire show)
6) “Urban Homestead,” TreeHuggerTV (video)
7) Stephen Colbert v. Low Impact Man, Colbert Report (video)
8 ) Review Posts from TreeHugger.com, Grist.org, Greenoptions.com, and Worldchanging.org to get a better understanding of the green blogosphere, paying close attention to the writers that impact you. You should continue to read those writers’ works throughout the semester. It will help you strengthen your own blog voice.
9) “How to Write a Better Weblog,” Dennis A. Mahoney
10) “How to Write a Better Blog Post” (Review as many links as you think you need)
11) Review CEBC website (Claudia Bode from the Center will be joining us next week)
12) “Climate Myth Busting,” Jason Leggett

Photo: Worldmapper.org

Blog Post:Take the Ecological Footprint Quiz and look at the Ecological Footprint map from Worldmapper.What did you learn about your own consumption and the larger context of global consumption? Did anything surprise you? Or was any of your knowledge reaffirmed?Make sure you also post a comment to a colleague’s post and respond to a comment given to your post.