Resource Management assignments.

Part -1:

General Guidelines

1. Read the following articles:

a) "Mining the Mountains" from Smithsonian Magazine, January 2009.

b) A Battle in Mining Country Pits Coal Against Wind from The New York Times

2. Relate these articles to the politics of "Clean Coal" and the global energy economy.

3. Discuss the following:

a. Your views on mountaintop coal removal

b. What are your recommendations to manage "two competing visions for Appalachia's future"?

c. Competing ideas on Coal versus Wind

d. As a resource management professional, give suggestions to the affected parties assuming that they will listen to you.

4. Cite appropriately.

Part -2:

General Guidelines

1. Read the articles "The Blue Food Revolution" and the New York Times article  "Experts debate limits of fish farming to write a paper on the efficacy of fish farming  to provide the world with a rich supply of food (protein) and its connection to sustainability.

2. Discuss aquaculture and its environmental impacts

3. Discuss the following:
   a. Limits of fish farming
   b. Five ways to raise seafood
   c. Blue versus Green revolution
   d. Environmental concerns and solutions
   e. Relevance of sustainable fish farming practices
   f. Protein policy
   g. At the end, your reflection on "The Blue Food Revolution" as an informed resource manager

4. Cite appropriately

Part -3:

Write two pages Summary about the first chapter in a book called The Sixth Extinction.