Reading to be done before Class: Read Energy and Air Pollution (6 sections total) from The UN GEO Yearbook 2006. United Nations Enviornment Program.

Come to class with a basic familiarity with the following concepts and ideas: long range transport, indoor air pollution, outdoor urban air pollution,
Additional Assignment: none

This reading will serve as the basis for a discussion of international issues and air pollution including how poverty and exposure to air pollution are sometimes linked, issues of long range pollutant transport and acid rain, as well as the connection betwen energy production and air pollution. Please look at the maps and diagrams and read the case examples in the boxes included on the site.