Blog#1
I took the Green Political course mainly due to my ideology. I have a very strong liberal ideology thus resulting in my support for alternate energy. While I may support the idea of sustainable clean energy, it has never been a major factor in my political decisions. I have normally put economic prosperity over the environment in many cases despite many of the negative outcomes. My hopes are that this class will help create a better understanding of "Green" policies and add to the current information I already know. Then I will determine at the end of the year, if my political thought about Green Politics has changed throughout the semester. Personally I do not believe my opinions will change due to already hitting the age of political crystallization.
  I also took this course to learn about local green projects and committees around Columbia, and how they gain funding for such projects. Whether the funding comes from private donors or state or federal grants, the fundraising campaigning would be both entertaining and useful information to know. Whether I work on Green projects in the future or not, there is a good change my career will require some form of fundraising knowledge or experience.
  The final reason I took this course was simply because it appeared to be different from any other political class I have taken before.