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Shersta Chabot
Eng 105
14 October 2016
Project Two Annotated Bibliography
Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change. "Carbon Emissions Have No
Significant Impact on Climate Change." The Environment. Ed. Lynn M. Zott. Farmington
Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press, 2014. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from "Climate Change
emissions. The article focuses on the findings of the Nongovernmental International Panel on
Climate Change, and contrasts them with the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change. The article negates the viewpoint that carbon emissions causes global warming by
saying that IPCC climate models are merely speculative at best, and that they are easily formed
to fit and reflect the bias of the researcher. Another main argument is that evidence found in polar
ice cap sample show that atmospheric temperature increases precede increases in atmospheric
carbon dioxide. The article concludes that global temperature change is within its normal
fluctuations, and that environmental protection policies should not be formed with the
contributes to climate change. This stands in contrast to other points of view that claim that
human activity dramatically affects the climate because of the production of greenhouse gasses
such as carbon dioxide. It is interesting that this article ends with a recommendation on how
manufacturers as stakeholders. These stakeholders would support this point of view because
environmental policies that this article argues against can place restriction on such manufacturers
to reduce emissions which can be inconvenient and costly to them. This point of view shifts the
Francis. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press, 2015. Current Controversies. Rpt. from
"The Fight Against Global Warming: A Failure and A Fix." swelterdesigns.com. 2012.
article claims that the ultimate goal to counteract climate change should be to return the carbon
content of the atmosphere to pre-industrial levels. This article claims that simply reducing
emissions is not a sustainable strategy to achieve this. The article claims that natural grazing is a
viable solution to achieve desirable atmospheric carbon levels. By focusing on and promoting the
natural relationships between grazing animals and grasslands, massive amounts of carbon can be
pulled out of the atmosphere and returned to the ground to in turn create healthy soil. The article
claims that this is the most sustainable and environmentally responsible approach to reversing
climate change, and claims that this goal could be accomplished on a reasonable timeline, even
extensive focus on symbiotic relationships, land preservation, and the natural carbon cycle. This
point of view is held by such stakeholders as environmental activists concerned with habitat
preservation. This is an attractive viewpoint for them because it promotes the preservation of lots
of land, many species of grazing animals, species of plants, and it supports the growth of large
amounts of extremely healthy soil. Anyone concerned not only with stopping global warming,
but with actually healing environment would likely support this highly sustainable point of view
the humans cause global warming, and have the ability to reverse it.
"Driving an Electric Car Reduces Carbon Emissions and Fuel Costs." What Is the Impact of
Green Practices? Ed. Tamara Thompson. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press, 2016.
At Issue. Rpt. from "State of Charge: Electric Vehicles Global Warming Emissions and
Fuel-Cost Savings Across the United States." ucsusa.org. 2012. Opposing Viewpoints in
electric vehicles. One of this main arguments in this article is that electric vehicles emit less
pollutants than other vehicles, and therefore contribute less to global warming and climate
change. The article also argues that the production of the electricity to power these vehicles is
also green because renewable production of electricity is becoming more common in many
regions. Regions are categorized into the categories of good, better, and best to denote the
amount of clean (renewable) electricity is produced in that region; in each of these regions an
electric vehicle ultimately has a smaller carbon footprint than most hybrids and high MPG gas
powered cars. Another argument that this article presents is that consumers can benefit directly
by driving electric vehicles because they will save on average $750-$1200 annually simply
because they are buying electricity instead of gas, furthermore this number can increase even
when utility rates are high by switching to a time of use rate plan with utility providers.
This article presents somewhat of a business point of view in the sense that it highlights
how marketable electric vehicles are. Producers and sellers of electric vehicles would certainly
be the stakeholders of this viewpoint. While they may be genuinely concerned for the state of the
environment, these stakeholders benefit the most from this viewpoint because of the potential
profits derived from creating a market for electric vehicles. These stakeholders are primarily
Baseless." Endangered Oceans. Ed. Helga Schier and Lynn M. Zott. Farmington Hills,
MI: Greenhaven Press, 2014. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from "Answers to a Fisherman's
Oct. 2016.
This essay argues that the increases of atmospheric carbon dioxide have a negligible
effect on the worlds oceans. According to this argument, there is a large amount of carbon
dioxide already in the oceans. Monckton argues that even if atmospheric carbon dioxide levels
were to double, according to solubility and gas laws, the total amount of carbon dioxide added to
the oceans would be equivalent to less than half of a percent of what is already there. According
to Monckton, this or any actual increase in carbon dioxide levels in oceans does not qualify as
acidification and does not have an impact on marine ecosystems. The essay further argues that
global warming would in fact reverse acidification, because warm water absorbs less carbon
dioxide than warm water. Another argument presented is that changes to ocean water are
completely natural, alkaline and carbon dioxide changes are negligible and can be attributed to
many factors.
The main claim of this argument is that global warming (if it is even real) does not
considerably affect ocean environments. Stakeholders in this argument include companies with
coastal production sites, and companies with such business as offshore oil drilling and shipping.
These businesses produce carbon emissions with the potential to alter ocean environments in
particular. The viewpoint described in this argument would benefit these companies by taking
them off the hook for any environmental consequences, and also by giving them grounds to
argue against any proposed policies that may affect their production or spending due to concerns
Environment. Ed. Lynn M. Zott. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press, 2014.
Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from "Nuclear Power: The Only Available Solution to Global
Warming." Physics Today (Apr. 2013). Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 14 Oct.
2016.
This sources argues that nuclear energy is a viable, green solution to replace traditional
carbon emitting power plants in order to lower carbon emissions into the atmosphere and
therefore significantly counteract the effects of climate change. Williams primarily makes
power. One of the more significant arguments made is that nuclear energy is safe and has many
large scale and commercial applications. Williams describes such technology as molten-salt
reactors that have been extensively developed and proved reliable. The article also argues that
nuclear energy is a better option than such renewable energy options as wind and solar, because
these forms of energy production are in their beginning stages of development still, and would
clean energy. One stakeholder that shares this point of view would clearly be nuclear power
companies, who could benefit greatly from the large scale implementation of nuclear power.
Another identifiable stakeholder would be the many citizens who are concerned that nuclear
power plants might endanger the safety of their communities. Power companies can also be
implement new power sources, but ultimately result in long term savings and sustainability.
Those who agree with the point of view in this argument would generally agree that global
Research." Global Warming. Ed. Debra A. Miller. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2013.
Current Controversies. Rpt. from "Panic Attack: Murdoch's Wall Street Journal Finds 16
climate change are invalid. The essay presents several arguments to prove this, one in particular
that the authors of such arguments have no scientific background, and in some cases are
associated with such biased supporters as the ExxonMobil corporation. Another argument
presented is that arguers against climate change are often not up to date with scientific literature,
and often use sources so old that they no longer hold valid arguments. Another argument
presented is that arguments against climate change also quote sources out of context and
not. While it does support the point of view that climate change actually exists because of human
actions, the purpose of the essay is to discredit many prominent arguments against it. This is
important because stakeholders in this argument include the scientific community, or anyone
who may want to construct an argument regarding the reality of climate change. This argument
assesses what kinds of evidence are valid, which biases are present, and common fallacies that
are committed while constructing arguments against the existence of climate change. This is
important to the identified stakeholders because it determines how they may develop valid and
effective arguments themselves to argue their own points of view on this topic.
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