1. Examine the recent history of energy problems, such as the oil shortages of the 1970s and the problems with the status of the United States as a debtor natiooL΃ a result primarily of oil imports.
2. Consider the use of nuclear energy for the future and the political problems that have arisen with this source of energy.
3. Discuss the means that are being used to reduce overpopulation, pollution, and rainforest destruction in less developed countries, such as paying these countries to protect their environment; ask students how they would try to deal with these problems, which are a part of their future.
4. Emphasize how human interactinÍÚffects the ecology
of all organisms through pollution, changes in the ozone layer,
the greenhouse effect, etc. Ask students for their ideas about
this from recent news articles.