The Great Global Change Debates, 2011

Homework #4

Pro - agree with statement
Con - disagree with statement

Debate topics were selected by you in class on Thursday, April 28

Schedule:

Tuesday, May 3

Topic: Education is the key to solving environmental problems.
Moderator: Matt Hitchman
Pro Con

John Anderson
Dan Gjertson
Casey Peacock
Kseniya Vaynshtok
Max Behrenbrinker
Amanda Gumber
Morgyn Ray
Yaroslav Vergun

Topic: Capitalism is destroying the earth and corporate globalization is at the core of this crisis.
Moderator: Shellie Rowe
Pro Con

Chelsea Bierman
Lauren Wochos
Josh Rachek
Hilary Vice
Carissa Bunge
Ian Harkovy
Fei Ren
Aobai Wang

Thursday, May 5

Topic: The U.S. should regulate companies' environmental impacts more carefully.
Moderator: Kim Truong
Pro Con

Jesse Dahir-Kanehl
Katherine Haugh
Ela Schwierske
Laura Gunn
Laura Diamond
Meghan Heitman
Caitlin Slimak
Lingfei Zhao

Topic: The U.S. should impose a large gas tax.
Moderator: Shellie Rowe
Pro Con

Jane Breun
Bradon Kaster
Maria Stubbendick
Scott Zimmerman
Patrick Ditter
Robert Breun
Julia Kinney
Souleevanh Thao
Elizabeth Zoellick

Topic: Buying green is becoming a useless fad.
Moderator: Matt Hitchman
Pro Con

Nick Drew
Ben Merten
Kim Truong
Jared Zupfer
Nick Fass
Kate Mills
Zach Van Hout
Robert Reuschlein

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