Vienna+disaster+course

http://ecowatch.com/2014/03/17/epa-lifts-bp-gulf-drilling-ban/ http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/14/business/energy-environment/epa-to-lift-suspension-of-oil-leases-for-bp.html?_r=0 http://www.bbc.com/news/business-26571478 http://articles.latimes.com/2014/mar/13/business/la-fi-mo-bp-gulf-mexico-epa-spill-20140313
 * Should the United States allow British Petroleum to expand its oil and gas drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico?**

[1] [] [2] Smith, Chris. “America Is a Joke.” //New York TV//, September 12, 2010. Accessed April 18, 2015. [3] Welch, Matt. “The ‘Jon Stewart Game’: Everyone Loses, Except Him!” //reasons.com//, September 19 2011. Accessed April 18, 2015. [4] Lopez, Ramon. “Why Jon Stewart Is Bad for America.” //The Federalist,// December 5, 2014. Accessed April 19, 2015.
 * Does comedy news increase political literacy and accountability?**

[|Vince, Gaia. “Bhopal’s health effects probed” BBC (2009) Date Accessed: April 11, 2015] []
 * Bhopal?**

[1] Broughton, Edward. “The Bhopal disaster and its aftermath: a review” //BioMed Central// (2005). Date Accessed April 12. 2015. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-4-6.

[|The Spill](available online) A joint investigation by FRONTLINE and ProPublica into the corporate history and culture of British Petroleum (BP) -- evident long before the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
 * Fast disaster**

The film raises a number of questions that we will consider and debate in class: Should corporate managers be held criminally liable for decisions leading to human and environmental harm? Should the past performance of a company impact its ability to continue to operate? Should people sign (and be asked to sign) non-disclosure agreements in the context of law suits focused on harmful corporate conduct? How should government regulators be held responsible for injuries and disaster that occur on their watch? Should the US permit further deep water drilling for oil?

[|Frontline: Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown]

Frontline: Aftershocks (of Fukushima) (first half on Japan; second half on Germany +) []

Frontline: Why Do Americans Fear Nuclear Power []

[|Nuclear Nation] (about Fukushima and Japan)


 * Slow disaster**

[|The Climate Question](available online, 50 minutes) Al Jazeera world tour to see human impacts on the planet -- against the backdrop of a major UN Climate Change Conference in Qatar.

Kiribati: Beyond Adaption [] (12 minutes) Climate change as human (an refugee rights issues). In Feb 2014, Fiji opened doors to Kiribati refugees.

[|Frontline: Heat](available online)

[|Shelter in Place]([|$3 rental], 50 minutes)

[|Allergy Planet](available online, 45 minutes)

Antibiotic Resistance http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/trouble-with-antibiotics/ (has piece on how it is different in Europe)