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The main topic of this article is how renewable energy is what will power the future. The author
of this academic article is Michael Parfit, who is an accredited writer who has produced and
directed more than twenty stories for the National Geographic Channel. He began to question the
overall effectiveness and the dependability of fossil fuels, earths main source of non-renewable
energy. One of the main concerns mentioned about fossil fuels was that oil is continually getting
more expensive because new sources of oil must constantly be located to keep a steady supply.
Another major concern he covers was that carbon emissions caused by fossil fuels is a large
contributor of global warming. The finite amount of oil leads the author to discuss the potential
of infinite energy created by the several sources of renewables. The main sources of clean energy
discussed were solar, wind, hydroelectric, nuclear and biomass. The issues and benefits of these
sources were mentioned to help give a background on each type of energy and how they have
continually progressed.
The publisher of this article and its author are extremely credible. National Geographic is one of
the most recognized academic magazines, especially in regard to the environment and global
warming. The article is also up to date with the current state of the energy crisis. The main
intention of this article is to inform people of the possibilities and potential of many kinds of
comparison to my other sources it doesn’t have a significant amount of bias regarding which
This source was very useful in establishing a large amount of information regarding every major
type of energy. The article hasn’t changed my mind because it aligned with my views on energy.
This will make an appearance in my essay because it provides great information for arguments.
Concerned Scientists, Union of. “Benefits of Renewable Energy Use.” Union of Concerned Scientists, 20 Dec.
2017, www.ucsusa.org/clean-energy/renewable-energy/public-benefits-of-renewable-
power#.Wpsx_WaZP-a.
The main topic of this article is to inform people about the benefits of renewable energy. The
creators and authors of this organization are a group of accredited scientists who share a concern
for the wellbeing of Earth and its species. The article first mentions the positive environmental
impact that renewable energy would make, it would significantly cut down the large amounts of
emissions produced by the energy industry every year. Another positive impact renewable
energy would have on Earth would be the improvement of public health. Renewable energy
creates little to no pollutants, which means harmful pollutants would no longer contaminate air
or water sources which we depend upon. Also, it would boost the United States and global
This is an extremely credible source. The creators of this article are a union of scientists with a
background in the topics discussed. This article is very up to date and has recent statistics to
support its claims. The main purpose of this article is to inform the audience of the benefits of
renewable energy. This source provides a lot of information supporting my argument regarding
renewable energy. In comparison to my other sources it has an extreme bias against non-
renewable energy.
This source was very useful for establishing the several benefits of renewable energy. This
article hasn’t changed my mind because it already supports my view on energy. The information
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gathered from this source will make an appearance in my essay because it provides great
Eilperin, Juliet, et al. “The Oil and Gas Industry Is Quickly Amassing Power in Trump's Washington.” The
Washington Post, WP Company, 14 Dec. 2016, www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-oil-and-gas-
industry-is-quickly-amassing-power-in-trumps-washington/2016/12/14/0d4b26e2-c21c-11e6-9578-
0054287507db_story.html?utm_term=.772c69bd33f7.
The main topic of this article talks about the lobbying power of the oil industry. The authors of
this article are Juliet Eilperin, Steve Mufson and Philip Rucker. They are all employed by the
publisher of this article, the Washington Post. They first discuss the progress in regard to
environmental protection which were put in place by the Obama administration over his eight-
year term as president. This was considered a decade of progress in the fight against global
warming. The main issue in this article specifically is the amount of lobbying power the oil
industry has gained under the trump administration. One of Trump’s main groups of supporters
financially during his campaign were oil and gas companies. After a successful election, most of
those company’s CEOs now hold positions in the government as advisors to President Trump.
The growing lobbying power of the oil industry poses a serious threat to the growth of the
renewable energy industry. This has already been shown when President Trump withdrew the
United States from the Paris climate accord, which essentially eliminated most previous
This is a credible source which is recognized in the United States as giving up to date political
information. Though this article is slightly out of date and does not mention some information
about the topic of energy which has occurred under the Trump administrations first year in
Washington. The main intention of this article is to talk about how the oil industry has a lot of
power in our governments decisions now and how it’s becoming a problem. Compared to my
other sources this article has an extreme amount of bias against the oil industry.
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This source was very useful in learning why the renewable energy industry has had such a hard
time growing. This will make an appearance in my source to help explain why the oil industry
Trainer, Ted. “Some Problems In Storing Renewable Energy.” Energy Policy, vol. 110, 30 Aug. 2017, pp. 386–
393., Renewable Energy. Science Direct.
The main topic of this article is about the limitations of renewable energy. The author of this
article is Ted Trainer, who is employed by the University of New South Wales in Australia. He
has over 30 publications regarding the economics and efficiency of renewable energy. He first
discusses how it is unlikely that renewable energy can meet all power demands at a convenient
cost. Another major concern discussed was the difficultly of effectively storing the energy
created. The batteries used for this are not cost effective and do not store energy well, and they
will stay that way until new innovations occur. He mentions these issues to give reasoning to
why the renewable energy will continually face problems in terms of growth until these problems
are solved.
The author of this is extremely credible. He has had over 30 publications on this topic alone over
the last few decades and works for a reputable university. The article is also published in an
academic journal that has over 100 volumes which have continually updated its information
regarding the topic of renewable energy. The main intention of this article is to inform people of
the economic and efficiency limitations that renewable energy has faced. The academic journal
this article was published in has an extremely large amount of information on my topic. In
comparison to my other sources it is the only one that provides arguments against renewable
energy.
This article was useful for providing information on why renewable energy has struggled to
grow. The article hasn’t changed my mind but rather has informed me on what needs to be done
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to continually develop the technology of renewable energy. This will be used in my essay to