Charlotte DAmbra

Lisa McAlister

ENG 112-103

July 2, 2017

Annotated Bibliography: Global Warming

Global Warming Is Human Caused. National Wildlife Federation,

www.nwf.org/Wildlife/Threats-to-Wildlife/Global-Warming/Global-Warming-is-

Human-Caused.aspx. Accessed 2 July 2017. Human impact is a main point to my

research for this topic. This source does a great job explaining how global warming is

somewhat caused by human activities such as driving a car. This article is well written

and is easily understood. It was meant for education.

Global Warming. National Wildlife Federation, www.nwf.org/Wildlife/Threats-to-

Wildlife/Global-Warming.aspx. Accessed 2 July 2017. My overall topic is global

warming. This source does a great job explaining what that is and how it can affect

people all over the world. This will be great to use in the introduction of the paper as it

summarizes my big topic so that readers will get to understand my topic.

Harrison, Roy M., et al. Pollution: Causes, Effects, and Control. 4th ed., Cambridge, Royal

Society of Chemistry, 2014,

site.ebrary.com.proxy006.nclive.org/lib/appstate/detail.action? docID=10621182. This

source is great for explaining a lot of concepts about my overall topic of global warming.

It focuses both on air and water pollution. For air pollution, it breaks it down by

explaining how it effects different layers of the atmosphere. Additionally, it explains the

different sources and how it effects people, marine life, and ecosystems throughout Earth.
 It also guides the reader through legal aspects of pollution and environmentalism. All of

these topics are ones that I can surely use throughout my paper.

An Inconvenient Truth Then and Now: What's Changed for Our Climate Since 2006? Climate

Reality, 17 Jan. 2017, www.climaterealityproject.org/blog/inconvenient-truth-then-and-

now. Accessed 2 July 2017. This website was filled with useful information, but because

researchers want the most up-to-date information, this portion of the website is most

useful. It compares what is happening with climate change and global warming in 2006

and now. It talks about solar power, carbon emissions, electric cars, rising surface

temperatures, and rising sea levels. It also speaks briefly about the Paris Agreement and

what the future hold for Earth.

Mehling, Michael. United States. Encyclopedia of Global Warming & Climate Change, Edited

by S G Philander, 2nd ed., vol. 3, Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2012, pp. 1391

1396. Western North Carolina Library Network,

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=true&db=nlebk&AN=525909&site=eds-live&scope=site&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_Cover.

This source is great for dealing with legislature and legal aspects of environmentalism

and global warming. It also focuses primarily on the United States, which my paper is

focused on as well. It gives information on state and regional legislation. It also talks

specifically about the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, the Western Climate Initiative,

and the Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Accord. At the end of the source, it also gives

further references based on presidential terms and policies and acts.

Pollutants. National Wildlife Federation, www.nwf.org/Wildlife/Threats-to-

Wildlife/Pollutants.aspx. Accessed 2 July 2017. Aside from human impacts on global

 warming, another big subtopic is pollution. There are so many different kinds and are

both man made and natural, but all are affecting Earth. This article explains the different

types of pollution and how it is effecting climate change and global warming.

Murray, Robert, and Joe Kernen. Big Win for Big Coal. CNBC, 17 Feb. 2017,

www.cnbc.com/2017/02/17/murray-energy-ceo-claims-global-warming-is-a-hoax.html.

Accessed 2 July 2017. This video interview is a main point for my counter argument. The

CEO of the number one coal mining company, Robert Murray, believes that global

warming is a hoax. He is backed by Donald Trump, the president of the United States.

Because these two men are very important people, this could be influencing Americans to

not care about this topic as much as they should.

Sea Levels: Then and Now. Climate Reality Project, 17 Jan. 2017,

www.climaterealityproject.org/sites/climaterealityproject.org/files/blog/BLOG_ThenNo

w-SeaLevel.png. The most important piece of evidence in support of global warming is

the rising sea levels. The sea levels rise due to melting ice. Alaska, Antarctica, and

Greenland are just some of the places where they are seeing significant levels of water

rising. This is due to the surface temperatures rising and then melting the ice. This picture

is a good way to show the statistics of this phenomenon.

Trump, Donald J. Donald Trump Tweet. Twitter, Twitter, 6 Nov. 2012,

twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/265895292191248385?lang=en. Accessed 2 July

2017. This is a direct source from Donald Trump himself. This a direct tweet that he

tweeted out in November of 2012. This was a main point for Hillary Clinton's campaign

during this years election. Even though he tweeted this 5 years ago, it is still relevant

today as he still believes this. This is a counter argument to the point my essay is trying to
 prove. The president of the United States is a very influential person so many people

were impressed by this tweet.

Trump, Donald J. Global Warming Tweet. Twitter, Twitter, 2 Jan. 2014,

twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/418542137899491328?lang=en. Accessed 2 July

2017. This source is very similar to the other tweet from Donald Trump. This tweet said,

"This very expensive GLOBAL WARMING bullshit has got to stop. Our planet is

freezing, record low temps and our GW scientists are stuck in ice." This is where readers

can really see his true opinion.

 Synthesis Essay: Global Warming

Global warming is when the Earths temperature has either significantly increased or

decreased over a short period of time (Mehling). This phenomenon has effected many

Americans, as it plays a role in the everyday lives of readers. Global warming impacts more

people than the big government, such as coal company CEOs, etc., says it does. There is so

much evidence out there that proves the climate is changing and that it could be effecting not

only Americans, but everyone across the globe. Between rise sea levels, rising surface

temperatures, and carbon dioxide levels, the United States should be on high alert.

The main cause of global warming is the increase of greenhouse gases locked into Earths

surface. The Earth is naturally kept warm by some greenhouse gases that come through when the

sun shines. However, when people drive cars or burn coal, this adds a tremendous amount of

extra greenhouse gases that can not escape and heat of the Earth more than it should be causing a

rise in surface temperatures. (Global Warming is Human Caused). This could be an

explanation for the record breaking high temperatures around the country.

Pollution plays a great role in global warming. All things including, sewage, exhaust,

trash, agricultural and lawn chemicals, industrial and power plant emissions and more

(Pollutants) are types of pollutants that people use in their everyday lives. The most relevant

type of pollutant is carbon dioxide, a gas that is the product of human activities such as burning

fossil fuels (primarily oil, natural gas and coal) for our vehicles, heat and power generation

(Pollutants). Carbon emissions account for between 6576 percent of the greenhouse gases

from human activity, causing the Earth's temperature to rise at its fastest rate in millions of

years (An Inconvenient Truth). In 2006, atmospheric CO2 levels were 382 ppm and jumped

up to 404 in 2016. That is a 5.5% increase in only 10 years (An Inconvenient Truth). This
causes more greenhouse gases, which then causes the Earths ground temperature to rise higher

than it should be normally.

Not only has there been an increase in carbon dioxide levels, but there has also been a

rise in sea levels. This means that there is more water in the oceans. The extra water is coming

from melting ice bergs and ice caps that can not stay frozen. from June 2006 to January 2016,

sea levels increased about 41.24 millimeters (1.62 inches), (An Inconvenient Truth). This can

effect major cities on the coast lines. Rising sea levels can cause massive flooding and make

tropical storms worse for the people living on the coast. Below is a graphic that represents the

rising sea levels then in 2006 and now in 2017.

(An Inconvenient Truth)

Even though it might seem hard to deny that this phenomenon is occurring, there are

people who believe that global warming is a hoax. Donald Trump, the president of the United

States, has tweeted numerous times about how he does not believe in climate change or global

warming. For example, The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in

order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive, (Donald Trump Tweet). This made many
people believe that the Chinese just created it and that it is not real. He also tweeted, This very

expensive GLOBAL WARMING bullshit has got to stop. Our planet is freezing, record low

temps and our GW scientists are stuck in ice, (Global Warming Tweet). This was a more

blatant confession. As he calls it this global warming bullshit, many readers are impressed with

his blatancy and see it as a sign of innocent honesty. Donald Trump is one of the few presidents

to back big coal businesses. His buddy Robert Murray, the CEO of Murray Energy, held an

interview with CNBC host Joe Kernen. Murray says in the interview that Earth has been

cooling for 20 years and that he has 4000 scientists to back him up (Murray and Kernen).

American people can be very impressionable and seeing this well-off CEO talk about how this

concept is all fake can influence that people of America and how they view this concept as well.

In conclusion, global warming is brought upon by many reasons and can effect and

person in the world. Because of increasing temperatures, ocean levels, and carbon dioxide

emissions, planet Earth needs help. Many people do not see the signs of global warming, but in

the long run it is a very serious issue. There will always be people to disagree, but they have their

own reasoning. Climate is changing and the globe is warming.

 Works Cited

Global Warming Is Human Caused. National Wildlife Federation,

www.nwf.org/Wildlife/Threats-to-Wildlife/Global-Warming/Global-Warming-is-

Human-Caused.aspx. Accessed 2 July 2017.

Global Warming. National Wildlife Federation, www.nwf.org/Wildlife/Threats-to-

Wildlife/Global-Warming.aspx. Accessed 2 July 2017.

Harrison, Roy M., et al. Pollution: Causes, Effects, and Control. 4th ed., Cambridge, Royal

Society of Chemistry, 2014,

site.ebrary.com.proxy006.nclive.org/lib/appstate/detail.action? docID=10621182.

An Inconvenient Truth Then and Now: What's Changed for Our Climate Since 2006? Climate

Reality, 17 Jan. 2017, www.climaterealityproject.org/blog/inconvenient-truth-then-and-

now. Accessed 2 July 2017.

Mehling, Michael. United States. Encyclopedia of Global Warming & Climate Change, Edited

by S G Philander, 2nd ed., vol. 3, Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2012, pp. 1391

1396. Western North Carolina Library Network,

https://login.proxy006.nclive.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct

=true&db=nlebk&AN=525909&site=eds-live&scope=site&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_Cover

Pollutants. National Wildlife Federation, www.nwf.org/Wildlife/Threats-to-

Wildlife/Pollutants.aspx. Accessed 2 July 2017.

Murray, Robert, and Joe Kernen. Big Win for Big Coal. CNBC, 17 Feb. 2017,

www.cnbc.com/2017/02/17/murray-energy-ceo-claims-global-warming-is-a-hoax.html.

Accessed 2 July 2017.

Sea Levels: Then and Now. Climate Reality Project, 17 Jan. 2017,

www.climaterealityproject.org/sites/climaterealityproject.org/files/blog/BLOG_ThenNo

w-SeaLevel.png.

Trump, Donald J. Donald Trump Tweet. Twitter, Twitter, 6 Nov. 2012,

twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/265895292191248385?lang=en. Accessed 2 July

2017.

Trump, Donald J. Global Warming Tweet. Twitter, Twitter, 2 Jan. 2014,

twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/418542137899491328?lang=en. Accessed 2 July

2017.