Name: ______________________________


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There has been controversy about Global Warming - is it occurring or not, is it a problem or not, do we know enough to judge, should we take some action now or wait?

Explore some of the information available on the internet starting with the links below:

Computer Climate Modeling -   http://www.scd.ucar.edu/vg/CSM/CSM.html
EcoNet Climate Resource Directory -   http://www.igc.org/igc/issues/ac/or.html
Edison Institute: Environmental Issues -   http://www.eei.org/Industry/enviro/global.htm
Environmental News Network -   http://www.enn.com/specialreports/climate/
EPA: Global Warming -   http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/
Exxon -   http://www.exxon.com/exxoncorp/news/publications/global_climate_change/
Global Climate Change Information Program -   http://www.doc.mmu.ac.uk/aric/ace/ace_gcc.html
Global Climate Perspectives System -   http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/gcps/gcps.html
Global Warming Skeptics Page -   http://www.skepticism.net/global_warming/index.html
National Climate Data Center -   http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ol/ncdc.html
National Center for Policy Analysis -   http://www.public-policy.org/~ncpa/hotlines/global/gwhot1.html
PIRG: Global Warming -   http://www.pirg.org/enviro/global_w/index.htm
Progress and its Sustainability -   http://www-formal.stanford.edu/jmc/progress/index.html
Science & Environmental Policy Project -   http://www.sepp.org/
UN Climate Change Fact Sheets -   http://www.unep.ch/iuc/
Union of Concerned Scientists: Global Warming -   http://www.ucsusa.org/warming
Wheeling Jesuit University -   http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/carbon/earthfire.html
Woods Hole Research Center -   http://www.whrc.org/globalwarming/warmingearth.htm
World Climate Report -   http://www.nhes.com

1. Summerize the ARGUMENTS that Global Warming IS a real problem.

2. Summerize the ARGUMENTS that Global Warming IS NOT a problem.

                                         OVER

(a) Which argument do you find most convincing?

(b) What criteria were the most important in making your evaluation?

(c) EXPLAIN your reasons for reaching your conclusion!

Criteria:

1. Is the source credible?

   What are the credentials of author?

   Who pays for the research? What is the motivation of the author?

   What is the source of the information?

   Is the supporting data made available for evaluation?

2. Does the article makes sense?

   Are the conclusions supported by research?

   Does it agree with what you already know?

   Are all aspects of the problem considered?

3. How many experts agree with the conclusion?
4. What is the attitude toward opposing viewpoints?
5. What are the authors views on other related issues?
6. What is the taraget audience?
7. Where is the article presented?

You will not be judged on your conclusion, but on your evaluation skills.

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