ISB 201 1st Edition Lecture 4 Outline of Last Lecture I. Capitalist Market Economies II. SubsidyIII. Environmental EconomicsIV. Goals for full cost pricingV. Environmental Issues VI. Antioxidant and redox regulation of gene transcription Outline of Current Lecture VII. Why Eat InsectsA. We already eat insectsB. Problems with meat production VIII.The Story of Stuff VideoA. Material economy stem crisisB. LimitationsCurrent LectureVII. Why Eat InsectsA. We already eat insects1. Red dye (cochineal beetle) red dye No.4 and No.2 are synthetic dyes made form coal and petroleum byproducts2. Food detection action levelsa. Levels of natural or unavoidable defects in foods that present NO health hazards for humansb. Different foods have different FDA permitted levelsi. Ketchup production and separation of liquid and paste made insect parts visible to public…original response was larger label…now FDA levels3. Consume “insects of the sea” such as shrimp and crabsB. Problems with meat production1. Disease exchangea. Livestock genetically closely related to humans and can share diseases and viruses EX: swine flu and ecoli bacteria 2. Poor conversion factora. Pounds of feed to produce 1 pound of animal protein i. Beef= 7:1 while insects =10:9These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.b. Many companies use misleading data and conversions to conceal this phenomenon3. Waste Productiona. Depletion of grass landsb. Greenhouse gases emitted from manure and farts climate changec. Nutrient runoff manure in water supplyd. Spread of diseaseVIII. The Story of Stuff VideoA. Material economy system crisis1. Cannot run a linear system on a finite planet2. Interacts with people 3. Limitations become apparent B. Limitations1. Extraction: trashing the planeta. Running out of resourcesb. Western countries consuming too much2. Production: toxic chemicals in; toxic chemicals outa. Toxins in the air such as BFRb. Toxins in our food and body systems such as breast milkc. Workers health effected3. Distribution-“externalizing the costs”a. People are “paying” for these products with their land, air, and health4. Shoppinga. 99% of consumption becomes trashb. After WWII shopping became a way of life to stimulate American Economyi. Planned obsolescence products made to throw outii. Perceived obsolescencethrow away stuff that is still use full5.Disposal a. landfills and incinerators b. export disposalc.
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