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Geoethics Case Study: The Keystone Pipeline--Energy, Jobs or Environment?
Dave Mogk, Montana State University-Bozeman
A case study page for geoscience educators that examines the ethical dimensions of the Keystone Pipeline project, covering energy needs, environmental impacts, indigenous rights, and climate change, while providing teaching materials and assessment tools to foster ethical decision-making in Earth science courses. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Information Type: Activity:Classroom Activity, Project:Investigative Case Studies, Activity:Project, Discussion, Writing Assignment, Activity
Subject: Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Ethics/Values

Ethical Dilemmas of Backcountry Skiing and Guiding
Dave Mogk, Montana State University-Bozeman
This educational case study page examines ethical decision-making in high-risk backcountry skiing and guiding scenarios, addressing personal and professional responsibilities in avalanche-prone environments, and is designed for integration into geoscience curricula to foster critical thinking, risk assessment, and ethical reasoning through real-world incidents and pedagogical strategies. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

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Subject: Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Ethics/Values

Geoethics Case Study: Pebble Mine, Alaska
Dave Mogk, Montana State University-Bozeman
A case study page examining the ethical dimensions of the proposed Pebble Mine in Alaska, covering geological, environmental, and cultural aspects, and using a 7-step ethical decision-making framework to explore conflicts between mineral resource development, environmental protection in the Arctic, and impacts on Indigenous communities and salmon ecosystems. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

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Subject: Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Ethics/Values

Ethics in Publishing
Cindy Palinkas, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
This educational webpage presents a graduate-level teaching activity on publishing ethics in geoscience, featuring case studies and discussion prompts to explore authorship, peer review, and research integrity, aligned with professional guidelines from GSA, AGU, and COPE. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

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Subject: Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Ethics/Values

Discovering the oil/plastics cycle
Lauren Sahl, Maine Maritime Academy
This exemplary teaching activity page presents an introductory oceanography exercise where students analyze the oil-to-plastics lifecycle and its environmental impact on albatross chicks, using a case study and mind-mapping to integrate geological, oceanographic, and ethical concepts throughout the course. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

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Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography

Principles of Professionalism
This educational webpage from the Teach the Earth portal explores core principles of professionalism in geoscience, covering power dynamics, trust, respect, responsibility, freedom, and justice, with resources and case studies for teaching ethical professional conduct. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Ethical Decision-Making
This educational content page from the SERC Teach the Earth portal focuses on ethical decision-making in geoscience education, presenting frameworks like beneficence, a 7-step model from Davis, and approaches from the Markkula Center, alongside strategies for teaching and assessing ethical reasoning. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Geoethics Forums: The Grey Side of Green
Shaun Taylor, University of Washington-Seattle Campus
A peer-reviewed teaching activity page detailing a Geoethics Forum case study on the ethical dilemmas of green technology, focusing on rare earth mineral extraction, environmental justice, and sustainability tradeoffs in educational settings. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

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Subject: Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Ethics/Values

Ten Brief Cases With Ethical Issues
Vince Cronin, Baylor University
Teaching activity presenting ten brief, anonymized case studies involving ethical issues in geology—primarily from engineering geology—for use in classroom discussion, debate, or writing assignments to develop students' ethical reasoning skills in professional practice. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

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Subject: Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Ethics/Values

Ethics and Paleontology: Dinosaur Wars
Jim Schmitt, Montana State University-Bozeman
This is an educational activity page from the On the Cutting Edge peer-reviewed collection that explores ethical dilemmas in paleontology through the controversial "Dueling Dinosaurs" fossil case, covering professional ethics, fossil commercialization, scientific integrity, and the societal implications of vertebrate fossil collection and dissemination. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

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Subject: Geoscience:Paleontology:Paleoecology