Are environmental regulations the cause of decreased coal production in West Virginia? 2

Title of web page:  Energy & Environment
URL of the web page:  http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/energy-environment/coal/index.html
What can you tell about this web page from the URL?  That is an article from the New York Times and it is about coal.

Authority
Is there an author of the document or web page? Yes.
If yes, who is the author? A New York Times unknown author.
Are his/her affiliations and qualifications given?
If yes, list them.  None
Is contact information provided (address, phone
number, email)? New York Times.
Who is the publisher or sponsoring organization
for this web page? New York Times.

Accuracy
Do you trust the information given on the web
page? Seems to be reasonable true.
 Is it reliable and valid? I would say to  a point it is.
Does the web page document its sources? In
other words, does it tell you where the
information comes from? Yes it has clickable links to other pages.
How does the information on the web page
compare with what you already know? It seem to go along with what is already out ther for others to know.

Currency
Does the web page tell you when it was created
and last  revised? May 30,2012
Are there outdated (dead) links? None all work.

Coverage
What is the depth and breadth of the information
on the webpage? Goes through history on how relugation and presidents to allow other to know who done what.
Does it contain original information or just links
to other sources? Mostly infromation from other sources.
Does the information have real value? Explain. Kind of because some information is true will some it false it seems like.

Objectivity
What is the web page's purpose or intent? Why
was it created? To entertain reader about the presidental race this fall, and who is to blame for the coal indrustrie trouble.
• inform/facts/data
• explain
• persuade
• sell/advertise
• share/disclose
• others
Is the information biased? Is it designed to sway
opinion? From whose perspective is it given?  It seem to me to be very baised the Romney will fix thsi and that Obama will farther kill coal.Want poeple to vote for Romney