| “Specific Page Title or Article Title” Ex: “Twilight: A negative influence on teens or just harmless fun?” | Mining, Frac Sand, and a Rare Butterfly |
| Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc) Ex: POV | Kate Golden |
| Title of the Entire Website (not www. ) Ex: CBC News | Ashland Current |
| Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given) Ex: CBC | Ashland |
| Date Page was Last Revised Ex: 10 September 2010 | 2/4/2012 |
| Date You Read It Ex: 21 January 2012 | 2/5/2012 |
| <URL address> (ALL of it) | http://www.ashlandcurrent.com/article/12/02/04/mining-frac-sand-and-rare-butterfly |
| FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded): EX: The article cites Maria Nikolajeva, a professor of at Cambridge, as saying that Bella does not "in any way promote independent thinking or personal development" in women, instead portraying a woman "meek and willing to do anything for her vampire boyfriend" (POV). |
| The article cites Cathy Carnes, a fish and wildlife service endangered species coordinator who says about companies “If they are compliant with the laws and regulations and actually do their endangered resources reviews, we may be OK. If there’s companies that are skipping that step they could be slipping through the cracks.”(AC). |
| David Lentz from the Department of Natural Resources says about companies that “They have to let us know they’re there And they haven’t been.”(AC). |
| David Lentz from the Department of Natural Resources comments about companies by saying “Are they in such a rush to get to the gold that they’re not going to consider their environmental or regulatory responsibilities, and take that risk?”(AC). |
| Tom Woletz coordinate frac sand permits to the mining companies says “Our main issue is making sure that they have the proper permits they need.”(AC). |
| Steve Richter, The Nature Conservancy’s director of conservation for agricultural landscapes says about companies that “Back in the early ’90s, there was a lot of finger-pointing and apprehension and turf battles,”(AC). |
Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION):
The article talks about a butterfly that is endangered. Mining operations have destroyed the butterflies’ habitat and now there have been efforts to preserve the butterflies. There is an effort to regulate The mining companies that are destroying the butterflies habitats.
Credibility of Source:
Author or Site: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the site. What is the purpose of the site? Who funds the site?
Kate Golden is a writer for Ashland current and has had previous experience as a writer in Wisconsin.
Attachment: Does the author or site have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? For example, is it a cigarette business posting an article about the benefit of cigarettes, or is it a scientific community unaffiliated with the cigarette business?
The author hopes to bring awareness about habitats and how they are being destroyed and in turn show how species are threatened by this.
Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?
I do not detect any bias in the company for both sides to the argument are stated.
References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?
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The author references directors and coordinators which strengthens the argument.
Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?
I will use this source as evidence to my senior project and on how urbanization and population growth contribute to depleted resources, wildlife extinction, and environmental pollution.
| “Specific Page Title or Article Title” Ex: “Twilight: A negative influence on teens or just harmless fun?” | India’s Air the World’s Unhealthiest, Study Says |
| Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc) Ex: POV | Carolyn D. Greenspon |
| Title of the Entire Website (not www. ) Ex: CBC News | The New York times |
| Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given) Ex: CBC | The New York times |
| Date Page was Last Revised Ex: 10 September 2010 | 2/1/2012 |
| Date You Read It Ex: 21 January 2012 | 2/5/2012 |
| <URL address> (ALL of it) | http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/01/indias-air-the-worlds-unhealthiest-study-says/ |
| FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded): EX: The article cites Maria Nikolajeva, a professor of at Cambridge, as saying that Bella does not "in any way promote independent thinking or personal development" in women, instead portraying a woman "meek and willing to do anything for her vampire boyfriend" (POV). |
| D. Saha, a scientist in the “Air Lab” at India’s Central Pollution Control Board stated that “The diseases mentioned in the report are caused by many factors not just particulate matter, we are raising undue alarm,”(NYT). |
| Anumita Roychowdhury, executive director of India’s Centre for Science and Environment, a non-profit organization stated that “Air pollution also is worsening in smaller cities”(NYT). |
| Anumita Roychowdhury said “The main culprit the growing number of vehicles in India. While the country still has far fewer vehicles per capita than developed nations, India’s cars are more polluting”(NYT). |
| Anumita Roychowdhury stated that India was “10 years behind European standards,”(NYT). |
| D. Saha “seasonal rainfall, deserts and dusty conditions as being responsible for the particulate matter”(NYT). |
Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION):
The article talks about how India ranked number one as most polluted. The pollution is said to bring diseases with it. Pollution is a growing problem.
Credibility of Source:
Author or Site: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the site. What is the purpose of the site? Who funds the site?
Heather Timmons is a correspondent at The New York Times and was a reporter at American Banker.
Attachment: Does the author or site have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? For example, is it a cigarette business posting an article about the benefit of cigarettes, or is it a scientific community unaffiliated with the cigarette business?
The author seems to have nothing to gain from writing this other than to write an interesting article.
Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?
There is no bias detected, only facts.
References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?
The author cites executive directors and scientists which strengthen his argument.
Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?
I will use this source as evidence to my senior project and on how urbanization and population growth contribute to depleted resources, wildlife extinction, and environmental pollution.
