Answer the following questions, using sources to support your evidence and thought process. Simple “yes” or “no” answers do not suffice; please be clear in your answers and properly cite the sources you use. Include a bibliography at the end of the paper. Use of graphs, pictures or other embedded data to help you answer and discuss these questions is encouraged.
Briefly describe one or two problems you believe Louisiana is facing in the future due to the potential effects of climate change- you can look at areas such as agriculture, tourism and the overall economy that are potentially impacted by climate change
What has the current governor and his/her administration done to address the problem of climate change in the state?
What advice would you give the state’s law makers in order to better handle the situation going forward?
Double space, use Times New Roman 12-point font
Use APA formatting
Use at least 5 (five) sources such as books, academic journals, recent news articles or websites (limit web sources to 2)
Approximately 1000 words, not including title page or reference page
Here is some additional context in the assignment instructions:
The unique American political system – Federal Republic – has had both positive and negative advantages over the course of its history. One area which clearly divides Americans, is the politics surrounding a changing global climate, which in turn impacts weather patterns (note: climate and weather are NOT the same thing; climate impacts the weather pattern).
Some areas of the US are greatly impacted by drought, while others have seen a dramatic increase in flooding, forest fires, tornadoes, and hurricanes, causing billions of dollars in damage, and drastically changing people’s lives.
In spite of the fact that you can’t control the weather by state lines, the American political landscape is fragmented not simply by Federalism, but also by the ideology surrounding the science of climate change, most notable in “red” states which often oppose policies from “blue” states. States’ rights advocates argue that the Federal government should not impose strict rules and regulations when it comes to pollution, land use, urban development and agriculture – areas which have shown to affect our warming atmosphere due to their CO2 emissions.
Scientists and environmentalists, on the other hand, have for decades sounded the alarm regarding the increasing threat of a warming planet. Human life, indeed all life, on Earth is becoming increasingly more difficult, yet elected public officials have a hard time getting public support for possible solutions. Conspiracy theories, easily perpetuated by social media, coupled with coal and oil industries, have teamed up with cable news media friendly to their cause, to spread misinformation and confusion among constituents, all to the benefit of industries and their profit driven goals, while offering little solutions or comfort to an impacted population.
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