Side PanelExpand side panel M4 – Treadmill of Production and Ecological Modernization

1. Answer the questions I ask in your post. 
2. Post 1 more time using the Power-ups (     see the power-ups below)
3. Make sure that in at least two of your posts you cite or make direct reference to assigned materials/readings (can be a part of the power-ups that ask you to do this).

• Remember: List or restate something you just read; then, add an opinion in your response. Use #remember
• Understand: Ask a question that will provide an opportunity for others to answer and show their understand of the readings. In addition, make sure you provide your own answer to the question. Use #understand
• Apply: Organize what you read into something new. Include a poem, chart, timeline, diagram, or model in your response. Then provide your own thoughts/comments on what you made. Use #apply
• Analyze: Examine a quote you read, and then compare it to a different text. Explain why you think they’re related. Use #analyze
• Evaluate: Critique something from the course material that you read/listened to/watched in a respectful manner. Cite text-based evidence in your response. Use #evaluate
• Create: Develop a novel response based on what you read using text, video or other supplies to innovate. Make sure you provide your own thoughts/comments/explanation on what you did. Use #create
• Connect: Connect something covered in the course materials (readings, pod-casts, videos, etc…) to an issue that is in your own local community, state, nation, or even globally. Describe in your response what the issue is and how it connects to the reading. If possible, include insight into how the readings and/or actions you can take can help to start addressing the issue (this requires actual action on your part). Use #connect

Discussion Topic/Questions

1. Compare and contrast the two theoretical perspectives, Treadmill of Production and Ecological Modernization, covered in this module’s readings.
2. From your perspective, which of these theories will help us most in addressing  current environmental problems, promote ecologically sustainable practices, and move us toward environmental sustainability? Why?