Understanding the wicked world that surrounds you

There is a new urgency for wider segments of the non-expert population to join in shaping the future direction of our technological society. Certain decisions being made now in the development of energy resources will profoundly affect the lives of the next few generations. This course is oriented toward providing an educational base for participating in these decisions. At this level, there is no need for any mathematics beyond simple arithmetic, nor for any previous knowledge of physics or chemistry.