Energy & the Environment Project
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"Economic Benefits of Fracking and Horizontal Drilling - NCPA." Economic Benefits of Fracking and Horizontal Drilling. National Center for Policy Analysis, Dec. 2014. Web. 5 Dec. 2016.- The NCPA is in charge of talking about government regulations and policies. The information is mostly factual and does not express any kind of bias. Therefore, I consider this source the most reliable. I'm assuming this a primary source because they go this info straight from the people who recorded the results.
"What Is Horizontal Fracking?" WHAT IS HORIZONTAL FRACKING? Ohio Environmental Council, 30 Sept. 2013. Web. 05 Dec. 2016.- The Ohio Environmental Council’s job is to inform rather than speaking from political stances. This article simply informed the public on how these wells work and how is has affected the environment as well as the economy. I didn't notice any kind of bias so I would say that it is reliable. The Ohio environmental council could be a primary source or a secondary source. It could be primary because the state has over 1,000 fracking wells in it.
Lydersen, Kari. "U.S. Chamber's fracking job boom: Behind the numbers." U.S. Chamber's Fracking Job Boom: Behind the numbers. Institute for 21st Century Energy, 22 Apr. 2015. Web. 06 Jan. 2017.-The Institute for 21st Century Energy mainly focuses on the different kinds of energy the U.S. uses most. They also write about how this energy is acquired. I did sense a small bias towards green energy but most of the information seemed reliable. This could most definitely be a primary source because this is a popular website and has a lot of credible sources.
Maverick, J.B. "How has fracking helped the U.S. to decrease dependence on foreign oil?" How has fracking helped the U.S. to decrease dependence on foreign oil? Investopedia , 29 Jan. 2015. Web. 06 Jan. 2017.-Investopedia is known for not being peer reviewed so there could be false information, I found that the info I got was accurate so I used it. I would not really consider this source 100% reliable though. I'm thinking that this is a secondary or tertiary because the website is known to have some errors.
Blackmon, David. "Horizontal Drilling: A Technological Marvel Ignored." Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 28 Jan. 2013. Web. 05 Dec. 2016.- Forbes is known for being a little biased and right winged, so I didn't use too much info from this article, but I did find that they did not express that bias too much when talking about fracking. This article seemed like a secondary source but I'm not entirely sure.
Graham, Lester. "Fracking for Natural Gas, the Benefits and the Risks." Fracking for Natural Gas, the Benefits and the Risks. Michigan Radio, 26 Apr. 2012. Web. 05 Dec. 2016.- Michigan Radio is not an expert on fracking so I'm not entirely sure where they got their info, therefore I can be 100% sure it it's accurate and reliable. This is definitely a tertiary source.
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Economic Benefits of Fracking and Horizontal Drilling (NCPA)- Summary
The authors of this article is unknown but it was written on December 17, 2014. It was published in the National Center of Policy Analysis (NCPA). The main points of this article are that the U.S. is now able to extract natural gas from our own soil resulting in an easier and cheaper source of energy. We no longer have to rely on foreign exports now that we have the ability to extract gases using fracking wells. The purpose of this source was to inform people about the impact these fracking wells would have on energy extraction economically. It could also have be to convince people that fracking is the way to go and that it should be accepted nationwide.
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"Economic Benefits of Fracking and Horizontal Drilling - NCPA." Economic Benefits of Fracking and Horizontal Drilling. National Center for Policy Analysis, Dec. 2014. Web. 5 Dec. 2016.- The NCPA is in charge of talking about government regulations and policies. The information is mostly factual and does not express any kind of bias. Therefore, I consider this source the most reliable. I'm assuming this a primary source because they go this info straight from the people who recorded the results.
"What Is Horizontal Fracking?" WHAT IS HORIZONTAL FRACKING? Ohio Environmental Council, 30 Sept. 2013. Web. 05 Dec. 2016.- The Ohio Environmental Council’s job is to inform rather than speaking from political stances. This article simply informed the public on how these wells work and how is has affected the environment as well as the economy. I didn't notice any kind of bias so I would say that it is reliable. The Ohio environmental council could be a primary source or a secondary source. It could be primary because the state has over 1,000 fracking wells in it.
Lydersen, Kari. "U.S. Chamber's fracking job boom: Behind the numbers." U.S. Chamber's Fracking Job Boom: Behind the numbers. Institute for 21st Century Energy, 22 Apr. 2015. Web. 06 Jan. 2017.-The Institute for 21st Century Energy mainly focuses on the different kinds of energy the U.S. uses most. They also write about how this energy is acquired. I did sense a small bias towards green energy but most of the information seemed reliable. This could most definitely be a primary source because this is a popular website and has a lot of credible sources.
Maverick, J.B. "How has fracking helped the U.S. to decrease dependence on foreign oil?" How has fracking helped the U.S. to decrease dependence on foreign oil? Investopedia , 29 Jan. 2015. Web. 06 Jan. 2017.-Investopedia is known for not being peer reviewed so there could be false information, I found that the info I got was accurate so I used it. I would not really consider this source 100% reliable though. I'm thinking that this is a secondary or tertiary because the website is known to have some errors.
Blackmon, David. "Horizontal Drilling: A Technological Marvel Ignored." Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 28 Jan. 2013. Web. 05 Dec. 2016.- Forbes is known for being a little biased and right winged, so I didn't use too much info from this article, but I did find that they did not express that bias too much when talking about fracking. This article seemed like a secondary source but I'm not entirely sure.
Graham, Lester. "Fracking for Natural Gas, the Benefits and the Risks." Fracking for Natural Gas, the Benefits and the Risks. Michigan Radio, 26 Apr. 2012. Web. 05 Dec. 2016.- Michigan Radio is not an expert on fracking so I'm not entirely sure where they got their info, therefore I can be 100% sure it it's accurate and reliable. This is definitely a tertiary source.
Least Reliable
Economic Benefits of Fracking and Horizontal Drilling (NCPA)- Summary
The authors of this article is unknown but it was written on December 17, 2014. It was published in the National Center of Policy Analysis (NCPA). The main points of this article are that the U.S. is now able to extract natural gas from our own soil resulting in an easier and cheaper source of energy. We no longer have to rely on foreign exports now that we have the ability to extract gases using fracking wells. The purpose of this source was to inform people about the impact these fracking wells would have on energy extraction economically. It could also have be to convince people that fracking is the way to go and that it should be accepted nationwide.