1. Read the interview with activist Elizabeth Yeampierre (“Unequal Impact: The Deep Links Between Racism and Climate Change” Links to an external site.) and then write an essay addressing the following items. Be sure to make explicit references to the texts.
A. How would either Robert Bullard or Kristin Shrader-Frechette respond to Yeampierre’s perspective on climate justice?
B. How would either Stephen Gardiner or Joseph Aldy respond to Yeampierre’s perspective on climate justice?
C. Yeampierre and the interviewer describe her activism as “fighting” for justice. Drawing on the article by Kevin O’Brien, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of viewing her work as “fighting” and suggest what other moral metaphors, terms, and concepts might be appropriate.
D. What is your overall evaluation of Yeampierre’s perspective?
2. Review the film Food, Inc. and then write an essay addressing the following items. Be sure to make explicit references to the film and texts.
A. How would one of the following authors respond to the film: William Rees, John B. Cobb, or R. Edward Freeman (with Jeffrey York and Lisa Stewart).
B. How would one of the following authors respond to the film: Michael Allen Fox, Jonathan Rauch, or Mae-Wan Ho.
C. The film contrasts two alternatives to corporate agribusiness: Joel Salatin’s small Polyface Farm and Gary Hirshberg’s large Stonyfield Farm. Drawing upon any material from the syllabus, discuss which one provides the most ethical model for food production. (Alternatively, you may argue why they both are good models or why both fail to be good models.)
