![Cattle in Elko County, Nevada. Cows are large emitters of methane gas, a major source of climate change. CREDIT: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2013-06-28_15_48_26_Cattle_along_Deeth-Charleston_Road_(Elko_County_Route_747)_at_the_Bruneau_River,_about_38.6_miles_north_of_Deeth_in_Elko_County,_Nevada.jpg">Famartin</a> (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en">CC</a>)](https://cdn.carnegiecouncil.org/media/cceia/_1000x650_crop_center-center_none_ns/1920px-2013-06-28_15_48_26_Cattle_along_Deeth-Charleston_Road_Elko_County_Route_747_at_the_Bruneau_River_about_38.6_miles_north_of_Deeth_in_Elko_-2_2023-03-03-053200_hnae.jpg?v=1721473677)
FEB 1, 2022 • page
Climate Change, Sustainability, and Individual Moral Choices (classroom activity)
This activity has students research the simple ways that they can help the environment, while providing explanations as to why their actions can make a ...
![The Mohave Power Station, a 1,580 MW coal power station in Nevada, has been out of service since 2005 due to environmental restrictions. CREDIT: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossil_fuel_power_station#/media/File:Mohave_Generating_Station_1.jpg">Kjkolb</a> (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/">CC</a>)](https://cdn.carnegiecouncil.org/media/cceia/_1000x650_crop_center-center_none_ns/Mohave_Generating_Station_1_2023-03-03-053201_beah.jpg?v=1721355009)
FEB 1, 2022 • page
Who Should Pay for the Cost of Pollution? (worksheets)
Students evaluate different environmental policies and proposals and determine which they think is best.
![Detail of leaf, Canada. CREDIT: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/worldbank/1443163689/in/album-72157601586950516/"> Curt Carnemark/World Bank</a> (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">CC</a>)](https://cdn.carnegiecouncil.org/media/cceia/_1000x650_crop_center-center_none_ns/1443163689_af5df51d99_b_2023-03-03-053203_wstm.jpg?v=1721355010)
FEB 1, 2022 • page
Moral Leadership and the Environment (Lesson with PowerPoint)
This lesson allows students to evaluate and discuss why environmental protection is a moral/social justice issue using the Flint Water Crisis as a case ...
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MAY 10, 2022 • page
What Constitutes an Ethical Approach to International Affairs?
In this discussion of the application of ethics to the study of international affairs, Rosenthal asks "Can we propose an approach that is interdisciplinary, rigorous, ...
MAY 10, 2022 • page
What the Sages Say
A presentation of the major theories in the field of ethics in international affairs, with a focus on the writings of George F. Kennan,&...
MAY 10, 2022 • page
Dilemmas of Humanitarian and Peace Operations
From the point of view of ethics there are two overarching considerations informing most decisions regarding whether to intervene, and if so, who should ...