Newmont Mining admitted that its operations in Indonesia released over 17 tons of mercury into the atmosphere and 16 tons of mercury in the sea.

Environmental costs are routinely incorporated into the final price to the consumer

Of the three classical theories only utilitarianism addresses the ethical duties to animals and the environment.

Environmental harm may include both immediate direct consequences and future long term consequences

Few of the countless decisions we make daily affect our environmental quality.

That humans should be stewards of the environment instead of exploiters of is the central idea of Ecofeminism.

The concept of human individuality is of utmost importance in the thinking of “Deep Ecology”.

An environmental advantage of the Deep Ecology approach is that it reverses the moral burden from environmentalists to developers.

The traditional view values environmental resources only in terms of the value they have to humans.

Negative externalities” describe what happens when pollution and environmental degradation costs are not considered part of the production costs.

The costs of litigation are the most effective way of deterring companies from harming the environment.

The “web of being” idea argues that all elements of the biosphere are connected and harm to one part may result in unforeseen negative consequences.

R. Edward Freeman’s adaptation of Pascal’s wager suggests that it is prudent NOT to address climate change.

The instructor has suggested a four step process for analyzing an ethical case study based upon the concepts provided in the Gibson textbook. These include: 1. Determine the relevant analytical tool or standard of the analytical framework in the Gibson textbook 2. Answering the question (of whether or not this concept applies to the ethical issue in question), implied by Gibson’s analysis 3. Providing evidence from the case to support your position, and 4. Writing a concluding statement based upon your analysis.

Sustainability refers to the concept of sustaining profitability into the future.

“Triple bottom line” accounting relies on a well developed and broadly accepted accounting standards and methodology.

The case of Uluru in Australia demonstrates the difficulty in measuring and balancing competing value systems in cases having to do with special “heritage” sites.

Mark Sagoff argues that the way to deal with these heritage site cases is to reject the democratic process in favor of a purely economic analysis.

The problem with a democratic process in dealing with heritage sites is a democracy puts most weight on the concerns of the majority at the expense of the rights claims of the minority.

John Locke’s idea that we may not unjustly infringe on the rights of others, suggests that the religious rights of the Anangu may trump the desire of tourists to climb and photograph Uluru.