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Issues for Thought and Discussion	[May. 1st, 2007\|06:55 pm]e_by_i
The Electronic Journal of Sociology has many interesting articles on issues facing our world today. Topics range from Children and Young People's Status in Iran to Migrant Families in Transition: A Case Study in the Deep South. (PDF downloads)The social issues section of Mega Portal also does a current list of articles from various online resources, which might be of interest. Like, I found this article at smithsonian.com through Mega Portal - "The World After Oil - As the planet warms up, eco-friendly fuels can't get here fast enough".These are all examples of things to think about and discuss. This community is closed right now since we're figuring things out, but going to these resources could help create lively discussions in your own journals, and with friends and family.This article from Business Week was very interesting for instance, Climate Wars: Episode Two. Here's an excerpt:...a profound shift has occurred on global warming. With Congress beginning work on a slew of bills, "the entire discussion has progressed from 'nothing is going to happen' to wrestling over the details," says Philip E. Clapp, president of the National Environmental Trust. "The jockeying has begun."ExxonMobil's Cohen, for instance, is talking up large reductions in carbon dioxide that could come from better auto-fuel economy. Wait a minute, the Big Three carmakers retort: Since cars generate just 20% of the nation's emissions, it's not fair for us to bear the brunt. Meanwhile, utilities are wrangling over how to dole out the rights to emit under a national cap on emissions. "All the groups are trying to get the best deal possible," says Brent W. Dorsey, director of corporate environmental programs at New Orleans utility Entergy Corp. (ETR )The leading approach, found in most of the bills in Congress, is a system called cap and trade. The idea is that individual industries and companies must reduce emissions to a certain level. If they are unable to do so, they can buy rights or allowances from others who emit less than their set limit. The market then finds the least costly ways to cut emissions most quickly.
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The Electronic Journal of Sociology has many interesting articles on issues facing our world today. Topics range from Children and Young People's Status in Iran to Migrant Families in Transition: A Case Study in the Deep South. (PDF downloads)The social issues section of Mega Portal also does a current list of articles from various online resources, which might be of interest. Like, I found this article at smithsonian.com through Mega Portal - "The World After Oil - As the planet warms up, eco-friendly fuels can't get here fast enough".These are all examples of things to think about and discuss. This community is closed right now since we're figuring things out, but going to these resources could help create lively discussions in your own journals, and with friends and family.This article from Business Week was very interesting for instance, Climate Wars: Episode Two. Here's an excerpt:...a profound shift has occurred on global warming. With Congress beginning work on a slew of bills, "the entire discussion has progressed from 'nothing is going to happen' to wrestling over the details," says Philip E. Clapp, president of the National Environmental Trust. "The jockeying has begun."ExxonMobil's Cohen, for instance, is talking up large reductions in carbon dioxide that could come from better auto-fuel economy. Wait a minute, the Big Three carmakers retort: Since cars generate just 20% of the nation's emissions, it's not fair for us to bear the brunt. Meanwhile, utilities are wrangling over how to dole out the rights to emit under a national cap on emissions. "All the groups are trying to get the best deal possible," says Brent W. Dorsey, director of corporate environmental programs at New Orleans utility Entergy Corp. (ETR )The leading approach, found in most of the bills in Congress, is a system called cap and trade. The idea is that individual industries and companies must reduce emissions to a certain level. If they are unable to do so, they can buy rights or allowances from others who emit less than their set limit. The market then finds the least costly ways to cut emissions most quickly.

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