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WRITE-UPS DUE PRIOR TO CLASS:

Put yourself in the position of an executive who must decide whether his/her company should start fracking. Using the material from the readings, come up with 3 approaches that you would use as an executive decision-maker to determine if fracking was ethical-3 approaches that you think would also make sense to others.

To be clear-I am not at all interested in you judging fracking, nor am I interested in you coming to a specific decision on whether fracking is ethical or unethical (this is not a class in advocacy or a referendum on fracking). What you need to write-up are 3 "hows"--what approaches you might use to decide (whether positive or negative) whether fracking is ethically acceptable-approaches that you can comfortably espouse publicly to various stakeholders. These approaches should be from the readings. Make it as specific and detailed as possible.

READING-

• Ethical Decision Making and Action
• Ethical Principles, Quick Tests, and Decision Making Guidelines
• Throupe, R., Simons, R.A., & Mao, X. A Review Of Hydro ''Fracking'' And Its Potential Effects On Real Estate. Journal Of Real Estate Literature. (Recommended but not required)
• Zwick, J. Clean, Cheap, and Out of Control. Washington Monthly, 43, p34-38.
• Chazan, G. Fracking Pioneers Pierce Europe. Wall Street Journal. (Eastern edition). pg. B.1
• Union of Concerned Scientists. Toward an evidence-based fracking debate.