Critical Writing

https://www.youtube.c omMatch?v=OLteLZNXmyl&list=PLIIVwaZOkS2qK4Z6x13VORak8an 1 -kqsgm&index=34 (start watching on 7:05) Video from Bozeman Science begins to explain major radiative forcers in the climate system, and causes of and attempts to solve climate change. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0dXjmoA0dw&index=598dist=PLFSUP-E0N60-udOUIrnQud8eyrY7h-RcP (start watching on 3:44) Animation from NOAA Carbon Tracker shows the history of atmospheric carbon dioxide from 800,000 years before present until January, 2014. https://www.youtube.comMatch?v=pwbX1EniFJg&index=278dist=PLIIVwaZOkS2qK4Z6x1WORak8an 1 -kqsgm (start watching on 5:51) Video from Bozeman Science explains how energy conservation and energy efficiency can help us address energy needs while reducing CO2 emissions. • Summary: What is the media piece about? • Enthusiasm: What do you think is valuable from the material and why? • Critical evaluation of the author and/or publisher of the cited material (answer each of these for full credit!): o What is the author's background and/or expertise? Education? Experience? o What is the mission and vision of the organization and/or its underlying values? o What is the purpose of the article? o What biases do you think the author/publisher may have? • Skepticism: o What aspects of the issue/topic did the writers neglect, misunderstand, misrepresent, or willfully ignore? o What about their argument confused you?        

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