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Evaluation

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Up to three names,
write them all; 4+,
write first name et
al. (i.e., Smith et
al.)

(popular, scholarly,
trade, government)

Does X exist?

Is X a Y?

Does X cause Y?
Is Y a result of X?

Is it good or bad?
Fair or unfair?
Harmful or
beneficial?

What should be
done about X?

Who is responsible?

1. Andrew
Burnham et al
Environmental-,
Automotive-,
Mechanical-,
Chemical
Engineers; PhD
or M.S.

Life-Cycle
Greenhouse
Gas Emissions
of Shale Gas,
Natural Gas,
Coal, and
Petroleum in
Environmental
Science &
Technology vol.
46;
Scholarly/Acad
emic
Examination

There are
definite ways
in which Shale
gas can be
improved

2. U.S. DOE
Government
organization that
is charged with
the study,
management,
and application
of energy
sources and
policies.

Dollars From
Sense: The
Economic
Benefits of
Renewable
Energy a report
published by
the DOE;
Government
Study

There is an
economic
benefit in
renewable
energy sources

Carbon
emissions are
lower for Shale
Gas than
conventional
natural gas,
gasoline, and
coal.

Switching to
renewable
resources will
be a beneficial
things for the
common man,
because these
growing
industries will
produce jobs.

Due to the
inability of
certain states to
acquire energy,
money is being
lost annually to
Energy
imports, caused
by the lack of
in-state energy
sources.

If the
government
and natural gas
industries work
together, then
reductions to
emissions can
be made.

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3. Terry
Engelder
Professor at
PSU; PhD;
previous
member of the
U.S. Geological
Survey staff
4. Jeffrey J.
Folks
Author and
Professor of
English, prolific
writer for
American
Thinker

5. Richard
Harris
Journalist for
NPR, focused
on covering
energy related
issues and
topics.

Yesterdays
Frontiers
Tomorrows
Horizons, a
TED Talk
hosted at PSU;
Speech/Lecture
on the topic
Fracking
Drives Global
Oil Prices
Down an
article posted
on American
Thinker, an
publication site
for discussions
on U.S. issues;
Journalistic
Inquiry
Natural Gas
May Be Easier
On Climate
Than Coal,
Despite
Methane
Leaks, an
article
published on
NPRs website;
Journalistic
Inquiry

There is no
proof that
fracking fluid
can seep into
water sources,
and is being
blamed
unnecessarily.
The antifracking mob
no longer has
any kind of
argument
against the
economics of
the fracking
industry.

There is,
despite how it
compares to
coal, still an
issue in
emission
quantities
related to
fracking and
natural shale
gas.
Many
arguments
against
fracking
involving
emissions are

Fracking is,
despite the
drawbacks, a
good thing
currently for the
U.S.
Fracking has
caused a
distinct
improvement in
the American
economy, while
other similar
national
economies
falter and
recede without
shale gas.

Fracking is an
economic gold
mine, and
definitely reduces
the prices of oil
and other fossil
fuels.

Though it needs
works, fracking is
a cleaner burning
fuel than its
competitors in
the realm of
fossil fuels.

Fracking
should be
improved, not
done away
with and
disposed.

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6. G. Allen
Burton Jr.,
Niladri Basu,
Brian R. Ellis
et al.
Doctorates and
masters of
environmental
science, civil
engineers,
toxicologists,
7. Birgit
Gordalla,
Ulrich Ewers,
Fritz H.
Frimmel
Doctor of
environmental
chemistry,
doctor of
toxicology and
chemistry,
doctor of water
analytics, water
technology, and
lake/river
ecology

Scholarly;
Hydraulic
fracking: Are
Surface Water
Impacts An
Ecological
concern?
Environmental
Toxciology and
Chemistry
Scholarly;
Hydraulic
Fracturing; A
toxicological
threat for
groundwater
and drinking
water?
Environmental
Earth Seines

invalid due to
the EPAs
apparent
inability to
estimate
emissions
accurately
Fracking can
result in
ecological
damage in
certain areas
and
environments.

It is possible
for fracking to
contaminate
groundwater
from below
ground and
through aboveground
accidents.

Erosion and
chemical run
off an and is
caused by
fracking
practices

There isnt, at
present, a method
to determine the
range of damage
on the
environment
from fracking.

Degree of
Ground water
contamination
cannot be
predicted in a
general way
The typical
amount of
contamination is
not enough to be
harmful to
humans.
The larger issue
isnt from
fracking, but
from flow-back
into ground

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water.

8. Mark
Grippo, John
Hayse, Ben
OConnor
Ekologists

9. Shifeng
Wang, Sicong
Wang
Doctor of civil
engineering
and geosciences

Scholarly;
Solar energy
development
and aquatic
ecosystems in
the
Southwestern
United States:
Potential
Impacts,
Mitigation, and
Research
needs
Environmental
Management
Scholarly;
Impacts of
Wind Energy
on
environment: A
review
Renewable and
Sustainable
Energies
Review

Solar energy
can cause water
sources to dry
up in the south
west.
Solar panels
attract aquatic
insect and
avian life,
resulting in
mortality.

Wind energy
has an
important role
to play in
future energy
generation.
Wind energy
can lead to
unexpected
environmental
impacts.

There should
be more
research into
the
environmental
impacts of
solar energy.

More effort
should be
given to
reducing the
environmental
impact of
wind turbines

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10. Peter
Hartley,
Kenneth
Medlock III,
Ted Temzelides,
et al.
Doctor of
environmental
economics,
energy and
resource
economics,

Scholarly;
Local
employment
impact from
competing
energy sources:
Shale Gas
versus wind
generation in
Texas Energy
Economics

11. Kai CurryLindhal,

Doctor of
zoology

Scholarly;
Conservation
for Survival:
An Ecological
Strategy

There was no
impact on
wages from
either wind or
shale gas.
There was a
negligible
employment
impact brought
on by wind
energy in Texas
since 2010.
Despite the
oceans ability
to absorb CO2,
it cannot
prevent
increased
tension in the
air
Man can affect
atmospheric
temperatures
Rainforests
have the
potential ability
to absorb
atmospheric
CO2

Shale gas has

brought strong
employment to
Texas since
2010.

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12. Raymond F.
Dasmann,
environmentali
st

Scholarly;
Planet in Peril;
Man and the
Biosphere
Today

13. Raymond F.
Dasmann,
environmentali
st

Scholarly;
Ecological
Principles for
Economic
Development

Human use of
technology is
directly
affecting the
environment
Human land
usage is
directly
affecting the
environment
There isnt
enough
understanding
and partnership
between
conservationist
s and
developers

Conservationi
sts should be
more
empathetic
and admitting
to the
political,
social, and
economic
value of
development.

It is possible
for ecological
development to
be done
14. Sharon
Wanger,
Edward Rubin,
Doctors of
engineering
and public
policy,

Scholarly;
Economic
Implications of
thermal energy
storage for
concentrated
solar thermal
power
Renewable
Energy: An
International
Journal

The general
populous
should be
more educated
and informed
on the
environmental
crisis

Using thermal
energy storage
instead of a
natural gasfired transfer
fluid heater
increased total
plant capital
cost, but
decreased
annual
operation and
maintenance

In order to
increase
renewable
base load
electricity,
additional
incentives are
needed for
competition
with fossil
fuels.

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costs.
TES increased
the annual
capacity factor
by ~25%
15. Mohan
Jiang, Michael
Griffin, Chris
Hendrickson et
al

Scholarly; Life
Cycle
greenhouse gas
emission of
Marcellus shale
gas
Environmental
research
Letters

There is a
distinct
uncertainty to
Marcellus
Shale CO2
emission
estimates

Marcellus shale
cause 3%
increase to
CO2 emissions
relative to
burning
Marcellus shale
caused 11%
increase to
GHG effect