An article about the varying world views between techno-skeptics and techno-optimists. Costanza gives interesting potential futures for both skeptics and optimists, giving a deeper understanding of each side of the argument.
Costanza, R. 2000. Visions of alternative (unpredictable) futures and their use in policy analysis.Conservation
Ecology (1): 5. [online] URL: http://www.consecol.org/vol4/iss1/art54

I found this article online. The author gives some interesting insight into all of the factors that cause skepticism toward technology and food.
Bonny, S.2003.Why are most Europeans opposed to GMOs?Factors explaining rejection in France and Europe.

Some (hopefully) helpfull resources I have found

Here is what I have found:

An article about the Simon vs. Ehrlich debate. http://www.mnforsustain.org/partridge_e_j_simon_and_perilous_optimism.htm
This article sites a lot of factual information and seems like it would be a good starting point for facts about depleting resources.

An articel by Garret Hardin about lifeboat ethics. http://www.garretthardinsociety.org/articles/art_lifeboat_ethics_case_against_helping_poor.html

An article by Kenneth Boulding about the spaceship earth metaphor. http://www.panarchy.org/boulding/spaceship.1966.html



Also this is the sort of video I had in mind when I posted my last blog about technological failures. I am not sure if we would be allowed to edit the video or not. http://www.archive.org/details/Pa2096Tacoma

An idea!

So I finally had an idea. A very little idea but still. If we are going to be trying to convey a skeptisism for technology perhaps one part of our video could be video clips of a series of technology disasters i.e. things blowing up, falling over, damns breaking, hopefully some famous examples of technological failures that I can't think of right now. This could be the background for a voice over narration about our topic, as an into or something.

looking good Gretchen! lol

Video Group #4's VERY OWN Blog!

Well here we go guys! Let the fun begin!