Energy and the Environment is an introductory course and is intended for students having little or no background in environmental science We hope this course will bring the students beyond thinking that heat comes from the furnace, food comes from the store, water comes from the faucet, gasoline comes from the filling station, truth comes from the experts Aldo Leopold(1887-1948), an American ecologist forester and environmentalistWe hope this course will bring the students beyond thinking that “heat comes from the furnace, food comes from the store, water comes from the faucet, gasoline comes from the filling station, truth comes from the experts.” – Aldo Leopold (1887 –1948) , an American ecologist, forester, and environmentalist. Energy and the Environment is an introductory course and is intended for students having little or no background in environmental science