Climatologist James Lovelock (), originator of the , once said that Earth’s greatest enemies were the Three C’s: cars, cows, and chainsaws because of their contributions to destabilizing the planetary climate.
find connections among the environmental issues that you have learned about in this course and that is covered and interconnected within Modules 3 and 4 – Food and Climate Change in particular.
1) Describe what is the Gaia hypothesis. What are the implications of the Gaia hypothesis where man made climate change is concerned? (5 pts)
2) What and how do each of these things contribute to the changing of Earth’s atmosphere and climate? Be specific and describe at least two different items for each. (15 pts; 5 pts each)
cows?
cars?
chainsaws?