Sunday, October 21, 2012

Are environmental regulations the cause of decreased coal production in West Virginia?

Title of web page:   Pollution Issues.
What can you tell about this web page from the URL?: It has the title in it and is is also about coal in some way.

Authority
Is there an author of the document or web page?: No authors name was give out on this site.
If yes, who is the author? It was copyrighted by Copyright © 2012 Advameg, Inc.
Are his/her affiliations and qualifications given? : No
If yes, list them.: None
Is contact information provided (address, phone
number, email)?   None
Who is the publisher or sponsoring organization
for this web page?  Powered By: JRank

Accuracy
Do you trust the information given on the web
page?  It seem trust worthly to site it in  a paper.
Is it reliable and valid? Yes it has sponsoring links.
Does the web page document its sources? In
other words, does it tell you where the
information comes from? Yes is cited it work.
How does the information on the web page
compare with what you already know? Pretty much the say in knowing about pollution

Currency
Does the web page tell you when it was created
and last
revised?  The copy right is for 2012
Are there outdated (dead) links? Nope all links work.

Coverage
What is the depth and breadth of the information
on the web
page?   Pretty much points out facts about pollution in the USA.
Does it contain original information or just links
to other sources? I has original information.
Does the information have real value? Explain. i believe it does it has cited work and does seem baised.

Objectivity
What is the web page's purpose or intent? Why
was it created?  To make people awere of the harm pollution of coal.
• inform/facts/data
• explain
• persuade
• sell/advertise
• share/disclose
• other
Is the information biased? Is it designed to sway
opinion? From whose perspective is it given?  I imforation does not point out the postives of coal use but it doesnt seem to one person opinion.

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