Energy+Policy

=On Katrina = Read ONE of the following, based on the number I gave you in class.

1. "The Politics of Poverty and History: Racial Inequality and the Long Prelude to Katrina" - Kent B. Germany, Journal of American History, 94 (Dec. 2007), 743–51 [|Poverty and Katrina] []

= 2. "What Does American History Tell Us about Katrina and Vice Versa?" -Lawrence N. Powell, Journal of American History, 94 (Dec. 2007), 863–76, = [|Katrina and American History] []

= 3. “The Other America: An Enduring Shame: Katrina Reminded Us, But The Problem Is Not New. Why A Rising Tide Of People Live In Poverty, Who They Are--And What We Can Do About It.” = = Jonathan Alter, Newsweek Magazine, September 19, 2005  = []

=Read about Naomi Klein's concept of "Disaster Capitalism and "The Shock Doctrine"= = Read each of the following  = =  1. From The Guardian –  = =  []  = =   2. Wikipedia summary - []   = =  3. CATO reply – “The Klein Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Polemics”, by Johan Norberg  = =   a. Required - Executive Summary: []   = =  b. For the libertarians in the crowd: Full PDF (15 pages) []  =

=On the BP spill of 2010 =

=On Marcellus Shale = “Wells of Wealth or Woe?”, Janice Crompton, Post-Gazette, July 29, 2010 S1,7 [] Also, read the link on the left of the above article, titled "PG: Illustration of a well site" or use this direct link []

CSM 9-10-10 [] [] __Drilling Video__ []

PA Department of Environmental Protection Maps []

__Excerpts from and Report on "Gasland" - - - PBS Now__ []

Challenges to Gasland - [] Josh Fox Replies to the challenges - []

Other Voices of Concern and Opposition - []