PH 200

At no time in history has humankind had such an impact on the Earth’s environment. The growing population coupled with the globalization of the marketplace has placed enormous strains on the Earth’s natural resources and threatened the well-being of numerous plants and, most notably, human and non-human animals. The possible consequences of ignoring environmental issues--such as ozone depletion, greenhouse gases, “irresponsible development,” and the unmitigated use of non-renewable resources—is frequently trumpeted in the news media. The purpose of this course is to expose the student to these “environmental” issues in detail. Moreover, it is also to evaluate these issues from an ethical perspective.