ethics question module 6
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The20ESA20Delhi20SandFly20June201320201920.pptxEthics and Endangered Species
The Pillars of Environmental Protection in the USA
The Clean Air Act 1970 is a United States federal law designed to control air pollution on a national level. It is one of the United States' first and most influential modern environmental laws, and one of the most comprehensive air quality laws in the world
The Pillars of Environmental Protection in the USA
The Clean Air Act 1970 is a United States federal law designed to control air pollution on a national level. It is one of the United States' first and most influential modern environmental laws, and one of the most comprehensive air quality laws in the world
The Clean Water Act 1972 Established the basic structure for regulating pollutant discharges into the waters of the United States. Gave EPA the authority to implement pollution control programs such as setting wastewater standards for industry.
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The Pillars of Environmental Protection in the USA
The Clean Air Act 1970 is a United States federal law designed to control air pollution on a national level. It is one of the United States' first and most influential modern environmental laws, and one of the most comprehensive air quality laws in the world
The Clean Water Act 1972 Established the basic structure for regulating pollutant discharges into the waters of the United States. Gave EPA the authority to implement pollution control programs such as setting wastewater standards for industry.
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Endangered Species Act 1973
Endangered Species Act 1973
defined "endangered" and "threatened"
made plants and all invertebrates eligible for protection ( only some animals had been protected before)
applied broad "take/hunt" prohibitions to all endangered animal species
required federal agencies to use their authorities to conserve listed species and consult on "may affect" actions
prohibited federal agencies from authorizing, funding, or carrying out any action that would jeopardize a listed species or destroy or modify its "critical habitat"
made matching funds available to states with cooperative agreements
provided funding authority for land acquisition for foreign species; and
implemented CITES protection in the United States ( Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species)
THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT WORKS: 100 SUCCESS STORIES http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/esa_wild_success/
The Endangered Species Act is one of the most successful environmental laws in U.S. history and America’s foremost tool for protecting biodiversity.
Currently, the Act protects more than 1,600 species in the United States.
Quantitative measures of the Act’s success:
• Less than 1 percent of species have gone extinct once granted protection under the Act.
• The longer a species is listed under the Act, the more likely it is to be recovering.
• Species with critical habitat designated under the Act are twice as likely to be recovering as those without critical habitat.
• Species with recovery plans are more likely to be recovering than those without plans.
• The more money is spent on a species, the more likely that species is to be recovering.
Tellico Dam, the Snail Darter Fish and the God Squad
a) Central Points b) Your thoughts on the situation? c) What’s the right thing to do? d) Why is it the right thing to do?
What is the basis (the operative theory) for your argument?
Tellico Dam, the Snail Darter Fish and the God Squad
Contemplate
a) Central Points b) Your thoughts on the situation? c) What’s the right thing to do? d) Why is it the right thing to do? What is the basis (the operative theory) for your argument?
Power of the ESA Power of the special exemptions committee: “God Squad” Power of Congress
Tellico Dam, the Snail Darter Fish and the God Squad
Contemplate This
a) Central Points b) Your thoughts on the situation? c) What’s the right thing to do? d) Why is it the right thing to do? What is the basis (the operative theory) for your argument?
Apply Sessions’ Deep Ecology and Watson’s Anthropocentric Environmental Ethics
An Anthropocentric Utilitarianism and a Biocentric Utilitarianism
The Delhi Sands Fly
Central Points
a) How did it become endangered? b) Your thoughts on the situation?
The Supreme Court’s rationale? c) What’s the right thing to do? d) Why is it the right thing to do? What is the basis (the operative theory) for your argument?
The Delhi Sands Fly
Note that this is the Supreme Court of the United States
The Delhi Sands Fly
How far should we extend the moral community?
Do flies “count” in a non-anthropocentric utilitarianism?
How much should we weigh public comments/opinion with regard to deciding what is the ethical thing to do?
From a legal standpoint, which jurisdiction should handle these issues? Federal, State, Local, street, property owner?
Does our duty/ responsibility increase when “we” are responsible for driving a species toward extinction?
Should economic issues influence the existence of a species?
Note how the Supreme Court’s position could be conceived as Kantian
2015 Update on Delhi Sand Fly
https://www.sbsun.com/2015/02/05/colton-to-finally-develop-on-land-on-hold-due-to-endangered-fly/
Understand how this cartoon is reflective of Deep Ecology – again another possible final exam question: Yes there may be cartoons on the final exam
