2018-12-13 Cur. Events: fighting climate change

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - Notes from all classes
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https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1811/181127-sun-dimming.html
What do you think “sun dimming” might be?
Look at the words in part 2 (chat). Does this give you a better idea?
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part 4 - In pairs, discuss whether you think these are good or effective ways to save the planet. Why or why not? (Do you think it could help? Would it make an important difference for the planet?)
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http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/197623/icode/ - greenhouse effects from livestock (animals raised for food)
	- global livestock accounts for 14.5% of man-made greenhouse gas emissions
	- cattle (beef) account for 65% of livestock emissions (or about 10% of the world total)
https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/fast-facts-transportation-greenhouse-gas-emissions - Cars and other small vehicles are about ⅙ of US greenhouse gas production
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With the same partner, choose the words that fill the gaps in each paragraph.
1 revolutionary
2 spraying
3 technique
4 region (more commonly we use “in the neighborhood” for approximate numbers)
5 aerosol
6 proven
7 hoses
8 barrier
9 currently
10 desirability
11 hence (= “from here” or “from now”)
12 technically
13 pie (“pie in the sky” = hard (or even impossible) to do or obtain in practice)
14 missions
15 require
16 extreme
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratospheric_aerosol_injection
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Global Warming Discussion - Ask your partner some of the quesitons on your paper.