Earth Ethics Institute

watch this 68 minute video 

https://vimeo.com/21418672

Fully answer the questions that are in the attachment

Earth Ethics Institute – Wisdom Luncheon Series

November 11, 2019

Discussion Questions for “Scarred Lands, Wounded Lives”

Before Viewing:

What do you think are the consequences of war for the environment?

How are people affected in times of war and the years that follow?

After viewing:

1. What in the film did you find particularly interesting?

2. Which images affected you?

3. Did you learn anything in the film that you didn’t already know?

4. How could the military limit the devastating impact war has on the
natural environment?

5. As we approach Veterans Day*, how does the information presented
in the film affect you as it relates to this public day of remembrance?

6. Is the film relevant for our students? How can we use this information
in our curriculum?

* November 11 – set aside in commemoration of the end of hostilities in
1918 and 1945 and observed as a legal holiday in the United States to
honor the veterans of the armed forces – Merriam Webster Dictionary

Points from the movie:

Navy sonar affects whales – beaching

Deliberate igniting of oil wells in Kuwait 2001 – effect on marine life

Defoliant in Vietnam – 19 million gallons of herbicide sprayed in South
Vietnam

The Pacific Marine environment by Micronesia – war ships rust and
disintegrate – oil spill 60 ships in Truk Lagoon

Land mine victims of unexploded mines that are hidden (mines
kill/maim animals and humans)

Radio-active test sites and their adverse effects on animals and air, soil,
and water –leaking barrels that will remain lethal for thousands of
years!

Stockpiles of weapons that have to be destroyed

Hiroshima – nuclear weapons proliferation

Cost of war – what has to give – energy consumed by military

Who’s or What’s our REAL enemy? Warfare diverts money and
intellectual energy from “combating” Climate Change

Plan B – Lester Brown’s proposal to limit US military budget by 1/3 to
foster humanitarian and sustainability related projects.