Making More with Less: Increasing Wealth while Decreasing Resource Consumption
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K-12 Educational Standards

Standards for Grade(s): 11

United States History and Geography: Continuity and Change in the Twentieth Century

11.11 Students analyze the major social problems and domestic policy issues in contemporary American society.

5. Trace the impact of, need for, and controversies associated with environmental conservation, expansion of the national park system, and the development of environmental protection laws, with particular attention to the interaction between environmental protection advocates and property rights advocates.

Standards for Grade(s): 12

Principles of Economics

12.1 Students understand common economic terms and concepts and economic reasoning.

4. Evaluate the role of private property as an incentive in conserving and improving scarce resources, including renewable and nonrenewable natural resources.

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California State Board of Education Content Standards

 

First Aired: 3/19/2007
55 minutes

Global warming presents one of the greatest challenges ever faced by American society. In the next few decades, it has the potential to impact every aspect of our lives, from the energy we use to the coastal cities we inhabit. Join a panel of experts a to learn about how we can make more with less. Presented by the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management at UC Santa Barbara. (#12282)