Today was our last day for 207, which unjustly started at 8:10am, but...we did get out at 11:15am. Anyway, I really enjoyed the class. I don't want to study law as my profession, but the subject is really interesting. We learned about the major environmental regulations, but also about the issues with them, how devious agencies and corporations are to get around them, and how they impact each other and the World. We also talked about international environmental law surrounding climate change and why the Montreal Protocol over CFCs worked and why the Kyoto Protocol didn't. We also discussed international trade and how that affects environmental law and the protocols when members are apart of the WTO. Overall, the class was intense, but it was interesting. I'm looking forward to his natural resources class next year now. I learned a lot. I kind of feel like I understand a little better why the world functions the way it does. I also understand the whole permit issue with the oil rig now! US FWS did not take other agencies opinions into consideration so the process broke down for permitting (in a nutshell).
Anyway, it made me think about things I hadn't before and it made me think about whether I want to work on international issues or not. I think the U.S. has a lot of its own issues and going internally is hard if the U.S. does not have itself in alignment. For example, COP 15 knew they couldn't have targets/timeline regulations because the U.S. hadn't passed its Climate Bill so it was off the table. The U.S. wouldn't sign if they didn't have their own regulations in place. So...who knows. Doesn't mean I won't work on international issues, but maybe not as much as I thought I'd like to. :P
I am really glad the class is over with, though! No more classes on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday!
Elsewhere in school...Our draft of our proposal is due on Tuesday. So we're getting close to completing that process. I got an 89% on my econ midterm. It was better than I thought I would do so now I'm irked I didn't get a 90%! The weird thing is everyone but 2 people had a 80% or higher on the test. It sure didn't feel like we'd all have such a high curve. That test took a lot of thinking and time! At least I did well! I really only have my econ class (research paper, presentation, and 2 more hws) and final GP proposal stuff left. Unfortunately, my econ research paper has not been touched since the beginning of the quarter. So my next 2-3 weeks will be solely focused on that. I completed all of my marine class assignments requirement so I just have to do the weekly reading now. The nice thing is I'll have class only once a day and they're all in the morning. So it's easing up and also not.
Anyway, it's time for me to RELAX! I am going to be a sloth as much as I can and then it's time to get back into it for the final 3 weeks of the quarter. Oh yeah, no internship yet. And my 2nd shrimp had her babies earlier this week and is now pregnant again. I THINK I can see the babies right when they hatch (it's hard to tell), but I'm not sure. I almost saw Shrimp #1 have her eggs too. I interrupted the egg process and she only had half her eggs. I turned around, did something for like 2 minutes, turned back and she had the rest of her eggs. I JUST missed it! How cool would that have been to see?!
Okay, time to go now.
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