Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Source 7

1. http://www.wri.org/publication/content/8416
2. My source is The World resource Institute by Zhao Weijun.
3. Zhao Wijun credentials include the deputy director of the air pollution department of NEPA.
4. The source says that the burning of 1.5 billion metric tons of coal annually will cause the air quality to worsen in China. Without advanced control of air pollution, the deterioration of air quality seems inevitable. It also says that the emissions are the highest in the Northern half of China.
5. Yes, I believe the source
6. I believe the source because Zhao Wijun is the deputy director of NEPA and also there are listed sources at the bottom of the document.

Source 6

1. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12638591
2. My source is npr by Anthony Kuhn.
3. It doesn't say what their credentials are but npr is a nationally public radio so it is probably just passing the information along.
4. What my soruce says about my topic is since China is spending so much on controlling pollution it may cancel out their economic growth. It also says that that pollution costs China 5.8 percent of GDP yearly.
5. Yes, I believe the source.
6. I believe the source because they are a national radio that receives information from crediable sources and they condense it and pass it along to the public.

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Source 5

1. http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE53M0Q020090423?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews
2. My source is Reuters with research done by Zhou Shengxian.
3. Their credentials are the minister.
4. My source says that China is on track to meet its pollution targets by 2010 even though it is still strugglying to deal with its coal-dependent energy sector.
5. I somewhat believe the source.
6. I dont fully believe the source because it seems that it would be hard to control that much pollution in one year because it is clearly visible in China there is a lot of pollution, but then again I don't know what the ministers standards are so it could be possible.

Source 4

1. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-02/24/content_7508856.htm
2. My source is China Daily byZhang Lijun
3. His credentials are the deputy minister of environmental protection.
4. My source says about the topic is there is efforts to control air pollution in China but Water and Air pollution is still a serious problem.
5. Yes, I believe the source.
6. I believe the source because I think they are trying to put air pollution under control but it would cost a lot of money, $7.46 billion US dollars in an attempt to put it under control which seems reasonable.

Source 3

1. http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0319/p09s01-coop.html
2. My source is Jacques Leslie who is an environmental writer.
3. Their credentials include education on environment and pollution involving environment.
4. What the source says is that China's pollution nightmare has becomed everyones pollution problem the sulfur-dioxide emissions it severely effects air quality in the U.S.
5. Yes, I believe the source.
6. I do believe the source because it seems correct that air pollution is a world wide effect and will eventually effect the United States as well.

Source 2

1. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/26/world/asia/26china.html
2. My source is The New York Times including the Ministry of Health experts.
3. The credentials are the Ministry of Health which are experts on health including air pollution.
4. My source says that 1% of "city dwellers" breathe air considered safe and over 500 million people lack access to safe drinking water.
5. Yes, I believe the source.
6. I believe the source because it would make sense that drinking water is polluted if the air is polluted and also health experts have done many studies on air pollution and have come to this conclusion.

Source 1

1. http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/01/china-pollution-citizen-survey.php
2. My source is treehugger.
3. The credentials are researchers on pollution for china and citizens of china.
4. The source says that pollution in China is worse than ever according to a survey taken by the citizens.
5. Yes, I believe the source.
6. I do believe the source because it is a survey taken by people that live in China and they should know the air quality although this cite doesn't get very scientific it just explains what the people think.