Cause and Effects of Global Warming
TREN 1F90
Varun Gupta
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Seminar Section: Tuesday 1-2 pm
Due Date: November 5, 2007
In this assignment I will be researching information with regards to the
causes and effects of global Warming. Throughout this assignment I will
be utilizing the APA style to reference use for my citations.
Part I: List of Citations
Part A
1. Pollution
2. Greenhouse Gases
3. Power Plants
4. Hurricanes
5. Global Warming
Part B
1. Best, Steven. (2006). Igniting a revolution: voices in defense of the earth. Oakland; AK
Press.
I found this source through Brock Library Website in the catalogue and its located on the 9th floor of the library and the call number is GE 195.7 I36 2006.
2. Hussen, Ahmed M. (2004). Principles of Environmental Economics. London;NewYork;
Routledge.
I found this source through Brock Library Website in the catalogue and its located on the 9th floor of the library and the call number is HC 79E5 H875 2004.
3. Caldicott, Helen. (2006) Nuclear Power is not the answer: to Global Warming or
anything else. New York; New Press.
I found this source through Brock Library Website in the catalogue and its located on the 9th floor of the library and the call number is HD 9698 U52 C33 2006.
4. Keller, Edward A. (2006). Natural hazards; earths processes as disasters, and
catastrophes. Upper Saddle River, NJ; Pearson Prentice Hall.
I found this source through Brock Library Website in the catalogue and its located on the 9th floor of the library and the call number is GB 5014 K45 2006.
5. Stoyles, Pennie. (2004). Global Warming. North Mankato; Smart Apple Media.
I found this source through Brock Library Website in the catalogue and its located on the 9th floor of the library and the call number is QC 981.8 G56 S83 2004
Part C
1. Academic Search Premiere
2. Earth Journal
3. Scholars Portal E-Journals
Part D
1. Its not easy being green found using the ABI/INFORM Global Database. I found
this on the McMaster University Library Database with the call number DC 1176 H33
2. Thinking Globally found using the ABI/INFORM Global Database. I found
this on the Trent University Library Database with the call number TC 5J5 6678 2004
3. Powering Up Green Design found using the ABI/INFORM Global Database. I found this on the Trent University Library Database with the call number JB 6634.9 H65 599
4. Practical Science of Weather found using the ABI/INFORM Global Database. I found this on the Lakehead University Library Database with the call number LH 9978 243 66
5. Energy in the Shadows found using the ABI/INFORM Global Database. I found
this on the MacMaster University Library Database with the call number DC 1176 R455
Part E
1. Christen, Kris. (2007). The Carbon Footprint of Transportation Fuels. American
Chemical Society, 14(19), 6636-6636. Retrieved October 28th,2007, from
EBSCO Host through Academic Search Premier.
2. Sengul, M. ((2007). Climate Change and Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Sequestration: an
African Perspective. International Journal of Environment Studies, 64(5), 543-
554, Retrieved October 28th, 2007, from EBSCO Host through Academic Search
Premier.
3. Jaewhan, Kim. (2007).The MDTA-based Method for Assessing Diagnosis Failures and
their Risk Impacts in Nuclear Power Plants, Reliability Engineering & Safety,
System, 93(2), 350-362, Retrieved October 28th, 2007, from EBSCO Host through
Academic Search Premier.
4. Holmes, Bob. (2007). Global Warming Raises Water Content of Atmosphere, New
Scientist, 195(2622), 40-40, Retrieved October 28th, 2007, from EBSCO Host
through Academic Search Premier.
5. Kahlor, Lee Ann. (2007). An Augmented Risk Information Seeking Model: The Case
of Global Warming, Media Psychology, 10(3), 414-435, Retrieved October 28th,
2007, from EBSCO Host through Academic Search Premier.
Part F
1. U.S. Plots New Climate Tactic. (2007, September 7). Wall Street Journal, pA8
I was able to locate this source using the EBSCO Host through Academic Search Premier (Newspapers) using “Pollution” as my search.
2. EPA Studies Emissions Storage. (2007, November 15) USA Today
I was able to locate this source using the EBSCO Host through Academic Search Premier (Newspapers) using “Greenhouse Gases” as my search.
3. AEP Settles Clean Air Case. (2007, November 9) Wall Street Journal-Eastern Edition,
pA8
I was able to locate this source using EBSCO Host through Academic Search Premier (Newspapers) using “Power Plants” as my search.
4. Resorts Aim to Calm Hurricane Fears. (2007, September 2) New York Times, p9-9
I was able to locate this source using EBSCO Host through Academic Search Premier (Newspapers) using “Hurricanes” as my search.
5. Global-Warming Predictions: Useful? (2007, November 25) Christian Science
Monitor, Vol 99 (231) p8-8
I was able to locate this source using EBSCO Host through Academic Search Premier (Newspapers) using “Global Warming” as my search.
Part G
1. Canada and Global Warming (1992). Environment Canada: V1: Canada, Retrieved
October 29th, 2007 from
http://catalogue.library.brocku.ca/search?/X(Global%20Warming)&b=gd%20%20%20&Da=&Db=&SORT=D/X(Global%20Warming)&b=gd%20%20%20&Da=&Db=&SORT=D&SUBKEY=%28Global%20Warming%29/1%2C28%2C28%2CB/frameset&FF=X(Global%20Warming)&b=gd%20%20%20&Da=&Db=&SORT=D&2%2C2%2C
I located this source using the Brock University Library Catalogue and specified my search using Government Documents only, using the term “Global Warming.”
2. Rowles, Maria (2000). A School Based programme to deliver climate change
awareness and action. St. Catharine's, Ontario, 114 - 117. Retrieved October 30th,
2007 from.
http://catalogue.library.brocku.ca/availlim/search?/X%28%22global+warming+%22%29&SORT=D/X%28%22global+warming+%22%29&SORT=D&extended=0&SUBKEY=%28%22global%20warming%20%22%29/1%2C220%2C220%2CB/frameset&FF=X%28%22global+warming+%22%29&SORT=D&4%2C4%2C
I located this source using the Brock University Library Catalogue and specified my search using Theses/Projects, using the search term `Global Warming'.
3. Whitmore, Johanne (2005). Comments on Environment Canada's Offset System for
Greenhouse Gases Overview Paper and Technical Backround. Ottawa,Ont, p13.
Retrieved October 29th, 2007 from
http://catalogue.library.brocku.ca/search?/Ygreenhouse+gases&SORT=DZ/Ygreenhouse+gases&SORT=DZ&extended=0&SUBKEY=greenhouse%20gases/1%2C165%2C165%2CB/frameset&FF=Ygreenhouse+gases&SORT=DZ&2%2C2%2C
I located this source by The Index to Federal and American Statues online by using “Greenhouse gases” as my search word.
4. Climate Change and Global Warming Portal (2007). The Original Biocentric climate
Science, Policy & advocacy Search Engine. Retrieved October 29th, 2007 from
The site was found using search words, “stop Global warming.”
5. Breslau, Karen. (2007, November 5)It's Not Easy Being Green. Vol.150 p16.
I was able to locate this source through the CBCA Complete Database and the
Server Proquest. I used the term `Global Warming” to retrieve my results.
6. Georgia, Paul. (2007,November 1). No Link: Global Warming and South
California Wildfires. Retrieved November 3rd, 2007.
This source was found using Google Search, I entered search words `Global Warming' and found this online article.
7. King, David A. (2004, February). “In my View, climate change is very Serious
Problem that we are Facing Today, More serious the Threat of Terrorism.
Retrieved October 29th, 2007 from
This source was found using a Google search, I entered `Global Warming' as my search term and found this online article.
8. Hopwood, Nick and Jordan Cohen. (2000, March 12) Greenhouse Gases and Society.
Retrieved October 29th, 2007 from
This source was found using a Google search, I entered `Greenhouse Gases' as my search term and found this online article.
9. Collins, Jocelyn (2001, February 1). Global Warming. Retrieved October 30th, 2007
from
This source was found using a Google search, I entered `Pollution and Global Warming' as my search terms and found this online article.
10. Barbalace, Roberta C. (2006, November 7) CO2, Pollution and Global Warming:
When does Carbon Dioxide become a Pollutant. Retrieved October 30th, 2007
From
This source was found using a Google search, I entered `Pollution and Global Warming' as my search terms and found this online article.
Part II
The two articles I will be using for my comparison on Scholarly media vs. Popular media are:
(Scholarly Media)
Kahlor, Lee Ann. (2007). An Augmented Risk Information Seeking Model: The Case
of Global Warming, Media Psychology, 10(3), 414-435, Retrieved October 28th,
2007, from EBSCO Host through Academic Search Premier.
(Popular media)
Global-Warming Predictions: Useful? (2007, November 25) Christian Science
Monitor, Vol 99 (231) p8-8
1. How balanced was the treatment given to the issue by the popular versus the scholarly media? Were any biases or specific viewpoints evident?
The balance of treatment was like an old wooden ship. The scholarly media article stressed the severity of the issue and what needs to be done or serious problems will occur. The popular media article provided issues on the topic but none really revealed the seriousness of the topic. It was more like overview of the possibilities of global warming and potential issues.
2. How did the use of language differ in popular versus scholarly articles?
The language difference was clear as day. `Global Warming Predictions: Useful?' was written in liegeman's terms which was very basic and easy to read. The scholarly article provided an in depth analysis of the issues of public warming used academic vocabulary throughout the article.
3. How were you able to judge the accuracy of the reported facts in the two types of articles? Did you notice any inconsistencies between them?
After looking at several articles on the topic I had a good background understanding of the topic and issues surrounding the causes and effects. I was able to judge from there that the popular article was much less accurate than the scholarly one. The scholarly article explained several issues and the need for change (backed up with other studies) where as the popular article was challenging the need for change with no background assistance.
4. What further sources of information were provided in the articles, if any? Observe the presentation of data and / or statistics. Were authorities or sources cited or quoted?
The popular article provided no references or support for the claims. It was written more as a personal response, so the information was biases and very subjective. The scholarly article provided references and previous studies to support the information enclosed in the article. It was much more accurate on the general issue at hand (global warming) than the popular article.
5. Who were the intended target audiences of the articles? Did this influence the way they were written or presented?
The popular media article would definitely be focus towards the everyday reader looking for a briefing on the topic, where as the scholarly article was focused on academic professionals or scholarly individuals in search for in depth information.
6. Do titles or headlines reflect the content of the articles? How?
The titles I felt explained the complexity of the article. `Global-Warming Predictions: Useful?' this is a very simple title and evidently the article was as well. Over the other fence `An Augmented Risk Information Seeking Model: The Case of Global Warming' seems very scientific and in depth. This is precisely what the article brought. An in depth view on the issue at hand.
7. Did the articles show any awareness (explicit or implicit) of Nickerson's principles of sustainability that we have discussed in class? (see the web page http://www.brocku.ca/envi/db/principles/ for a compilation).
The popular article contradicted Nickerson's principles and did not focus on the best decisions based on up-to-date information. It instead challenged the scientific studies. The scholarly article did follow Nickerson's principles and was definitely after anticipating and preventing problems is better than trying to react and fix them after they occur.
8. Did either the popular or the scholarly articles recognize the policy implications of the subject (i.e., explicit or implicit recommendations for changes in thought, action or deed that emerged from the discussion in the articles)? If so, were there differences in how the two types of articles dealt with these policy implications?
No,
both the articles I found not to touch on the policy implications of the topic.
The popular article for sure didn't as it was an opinion from a non-reliable
source. The scholarly article did have some information and ideas towards
changes and actions needed, but the focus of the article was not on that.
9. What are the advantages and disadvantages of learning about
environmental issues using popular versus scholarly sources of information? What
roles do these different information sources play in the environmental education
of the general public?
I found no advantages of listening / interpreting the popular media article as it was opinion based. I feel the issue to be more serious than the article portrayed. Therefore, people in the public may have the same view as me which would disagree with some of the claims made by the article. The scientific article is advantageous for the more scientific population in search of a general cure on the issue of global warming. The general public may be blown away by the complexity and find it more incomprehensible than informative.
10. You have seen both popular and academic perspectives on your chosen issue. Briefly outline the implications of this issue for tourism.
The popular article downplayed the severity of the global warming issue. So in essence the people likely to be reading the article (the general public) will not appreciate the real problem at hand. Global warming is not getting better and some major changes need to be brought into legislature. The scientific article did focus on the major issues that need to be addressed. Tourism can be altered and manipulated to help lead the prevention of global warming but information being portrayed to the public should be more academic based revealing the true severity of the issue rather than it being an exaggeration.