I look forward to this class and hearing each of your thoughts on environmental issues throughout the semester. In relation to this class and some of my personal interests, I have been reading Hot, Flat, and Crowded by Thomas Friedman, to which he discusses the overpopulating Earth, climate change, and globalization. Many things that he talks about in the book relates to environmental issues, including the impact of developments in third world nations such as India and China, and even Middle Eastern countries like Saudi Arabia and the UAE, energy issues (dependence on petroleum and oil & renewable energy), among many other things.
Without giving away too much of the author's perspective and ideas, he maps out current problems and their relation within the environment, and provides possible solutions to growing issues. Friedman also gives his perspective on how we can push for massive green innovations which can result in revolutionizing the way we live.
If any of you are really interested in these types of issues and problems I strongly recommend checking this book out. It is a good read and gives you a good idea of where we are today in relation to not only the problems we deal with in the United States, but the rest of the globe.
Thank you for your recommentation. I think it is a very interesting book to me.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your recommendation. To be honest, I have never taken seriously the environment problems before. However, this class stimulates my curiosity, and the book by Thomas Friedman would be helpful to me to satisfy my curiosity about environmental issues.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you guys are finding it interesting. I was not really into many environmental and development issues, nor was I aware of all the effects. I hope whoever reads it, finds information and ideas he poses as useful. I am looking forward to some really interesting and insightful discussions with you guys.
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