Read the article distributed in class titled The World is Doing Much Better than the Bad News Suggests, by
Arthur C. Brooks.
Think about, then discuss Brooks’ assertion that we are “doing much better.” What are his measures of what
“better” is? How does materialism and economic growth relate to global climate change?
In your discussion, refer to the three videos we viewed in class , An Inconvenient Truth, the TED talk by Al
Gore, The Case for Optimism on Climate Change, and student activist Greta Thunberg’s address to the United
Nations. Cite these important sources by name throughout your discussion (for example, “according to the TED
talk by Al Gore,…”)
https://youtu.be/11FCyUB81rl
https//youtu.be/gVfgkFaswn4
https://youtu.be/NXMarwAusY4 (all 10 parts)
How can we persuade more members of our society to act to protect the environment from further destruction?
What will you do?

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