Goal: familiarize yourself with environmental issues in GA, analyze the communication, and understand how those issues are being addressed and communicated by different stakeholders
Two Key Components:
1. Overview of local environmental issue; summarize the science (wikipedia style)
2. Analytics of how various stakeholders are addressing the issue through communication (key terms + communication artifacts) *not analyzing science, analyzing the communication about the science
Sources:
– cite class readings (list will be provided)
– cite FIVE outside sources as well
1. Stakeholders
Owner: International Paper
Politicians: Mayor Van R. Johnson, Senator Raphael Warnock, Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter
Businessmen: Paul Stecko- Chairman and CEO of Packaging Corporation of America (PCA), Russ Keeler- Plant Manager of Pratt Industries’ paper mill in Savannah, Mark Sutton- Chairman and CEO of International Paper
NGOs: Greenlaw: A Georgia-based environmental law firm advocating for clean air, water, and land. Clean Water Action: A national organization with a Georgia chapter, Clean Water Action works to protect water resources and public health from pollution sources like industrial facilities
Journalists: Mary Landers- Environmental reporter for the Savannah Morning News, Stanley Dunlap- Reporter for Georgia Recorder, focusing on state government and environmental issues
2. Public discourse artifacts for analysis and possible outside sources:
https://www.wsav.com/news/local-news/residents-raise-concerns-with-excess-ash-allegedly-coming-from-port-wentworth-mill/
https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/hac/pha/InternationalPaper-FINAL093008/International%20Paper%20Final%20HC%20093008.pdf
I what is the awful smell driving into Garden City? Paper mill or Landfill?
by insavannah
https://www.aol.com/news/130-million-local-bonds-boost-102500867.html
https://www.savannahnow.com/story/news/2012/12/23/interactive-who-are-biggest-polluters-savannah-area-and-georgia/13643642007/
https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2103/ML21033A675.pdf
****Class readings will be uploaded as pdfs****
MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE A REFERENCES PAGE AT THE END!!! (reference page does not include the 6 pages of content, so 7 pages total)