The Lionfish Creates an Uproar, Bringing Out the Hunters

Read the following article and answer the following questions:


1. What solutions for removing the invasive lionfish are divers using and do you think that these solutions are effective/have any drawbacks?

2. In your opinion, would setting up a market system with the governments aid drastically reduce the number of lionfish in the marine ecosystem? Or is the intense reproductive rate of lionfish too much for a market to make a substantial difference?

World Wildlife Federation Calls for Nations to Increase Anti-Poaching Measures

Read the article and answer the following questions.

1. Can the West justify holding developing countries responsible for setting aside resources to protect endangered species, or is it unfair to impoverished people to prioritize the environment? Or, conversely, do you think that better regulation of natural resources (specifically game) could help alleviate poverty?

2. What areas of development in these countries do you think are most likely to help reduce poaching? (For example: education, utilities, industry, law enforcement, etc.)

Carbon Tax?

Read the following article and answer these questions.

1. The article says that this tax would not be enough to cut carbon emissions in order to reach the US goal. Discuss ways the US could develop "other clean-energy measures in order to make a significant dent in tackling global warming" on a large scale.

2. Discuss graph 1 and the four options presented. Why would some benefit one extreme over the other? 

Read the following article and answer these questions.

1.What effect does global warming have on the cycle described in the article?

2. If the Sahara were to stay green, and the fishing tribes were able to continue to exists, developing into modern society; how different do you think North Africa would be today?