https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r Made with pure joy and enthusiasm. en-us 2022-06-01 17:17:53 UTC 2025-04-18 15:48:19 UTC hello@padlet.com matthewsinofsky https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810078 An annotation is a summary and/or evaluation. Therefore, an annotated bibliography includes a summary and/or evaluation of each of the sources. Depending on your project or the assignment, your annotations may do one or more of the following.

• Summarize: Some annotations merely summarize the source. What are the main arguments? What is the point of this book or article? What topics are covered? If someone asked what this article/book is about, what would you say? The length of your annotations will determine how detailed your summary is.
  For more help, see our handout on paraphrasing sources.
• Assess: After summarizing a source, it may be helpful to evaluate it. Is it a useful source? How does it compare with other sources in your bibliography? Is the information reliable? Is this source biased or objective? What is the goal of this source?
  For more help, see our handouts on evaluating resources.
• Reflect: Once you've summarized and assessed a source, you need to ask how it fits into your research. Was this source helpful to you? How does it help you shape your argument? How can you use this source in your research project? Has it changed how you think about your topic?

]]> 2022-06-01 17:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810078 matthewsinofsky https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810079 Federal Action On Climate by Center For Climate and Energy Solutions

Summarize:
This article is about the federal action on the climate, and how different areas within the federal government are responsible for different things related towards the federal impact of human actions on climate change.

Asses:
I think that this article will be great to use to show how different areas within the federal government are responsible for different areas of climate change. ]]> 2022-06-01 17:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810079 matthewsinofsky https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810080 Federal Government Activity On Climate Change by Ballotpedia

Summarize:
This article is about how different Presidential administrations did different things while in administrations and what Acts that they had put in place along with big legislation changes.

Asses: 
I think that this is a great source to use to show how the government helped with climate change and how it will continue to help if we try and get the government more involved. ]]> 2022-06-01 17:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810080 matthewsinofsky https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810082 This source describes the varying power of local vs. state vs. federal governments when it comes to environmental protection. The author primarily describes the differences between the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and the New York City Department of Environmental protection. Mainly, the article discusses the various jurisdictions of environmental protection that each government possesses, and their funding

This source is reliably informed as it comes from the prestigious Columbia University's Columbia Climate School. It comes from author Dr. Steven Cohen, whom often writes for the school. The piece is quite objective, it is based on facts and cited sources. The scholarly nature of the article lends it authority. It cites directly from environmental studies and reports, like from the Environmental Council of the States. The goal of the source is to identify key differences between the state, local, and federal governments. The purpose is informational, rather than persuasive.

 Using this source, we can identify key differences with how different governments are able to solve different problems in different ways. The federal government is more concerned with inter-state issues, state governments more so large areas of land and environmental business initiatives, and local governments focus on individual preserves. These differences are key in understanding the complexity of government involvement in environmental protection. It helps us communicate with each other so we know what the other is talking about when they say state, local, or federal government. 


]]> 2022-06-01 17:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810082 matthewsinofsky https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810083 This source focuses on the tension between the federal and state governments considering proactivity when it comes to pollution control and environmentalism. The article describes the states' "race to the bottom"- who could cut more corners when it comes to following through with environmental goals. The federal government established goals and some federal guidelines, but the states were tasked with implementing them. How much could the federal government trust the states to actually follow through with their desires? Very little, apparently. They ended up cutting as many corners as possible, shortchanging environmental protection to attract businesses. The article ends by still questioning the extent to which the federal government can regulate the environment, but also the extent to which a state government can enforce. 

This article will be helpful to base more research questions off of. Rather than providing answers, the article provides the questions, the debate. It is good at being unbiased, in the sense that it provides questions for both sides of the debate. It questions the extent of power both the government, and the states have. While not necessarily providing answers, it provides good context and background information to extend our search off of. ]]> 2022-06-01 17:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810083 matthewsinofsky https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810084 Fact Sheet: President Biden Takes Executive Actions To Tackle The climate Crisis At Home And Abroad, Create Jobs, And Restore Scientific Integrity Across Federal Government by The White House
Summarize:
this article talks about all the actions that president Biden has taken to combat climate change and what he is currently planning on doing to combat climate change.
Asses: 
we can use this article within the project to help us show what the government is doing currently and planning on doing to combat climate change. ]]> 2022-06-01 17:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810084 matthewsinofsky https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810085 Global Climate Change: Sustainability And Government Resources by NASA
Summarize:
this article is from NASA is telling us as humans what we need to do to help combat climate change and what we are supposed to do to help stop it along with what the government can do.
Asses: 
we can use this article to help inform people what we need to do to combat climate change along with what the government needs to do to combat climate change. ]]> 2022-06-01 17:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810085 matthewsinofsky https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810086 Summarize:
This article is about how climate change is affecting our planet such as the vegetation and the food we grow.
Asses: 
This article will be great if we need information on how climate change is affecting us and our planet. ]]> 2022-06-01 17:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810086 matthewsinofsky https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810087 This article is a comprehensive definition of environmental enforcement; the complex act of enforcing environmental laws. It includes both a definition of environmental enforcement, its methodologies, reasoning, and how it connects to environmental law. It provides an external link to a comprehensive definition of environmental law as well. The article also defines various terms ("Lingo") that one might encounter during research, such as NGOs, ambient standards, performance standards, etc. 

This article is inherently unbiased as it does not necessarily provide insight to topics, it just provides definitions. It can help us understand other sources, provide more words for us to include as keywords, and help us further understand the issue we are trying to reflect on. It can help us in our project by allowing us a reference point for using sophisticated and complex words. ]]> 2022-06-01 17:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810087 matthewsinofsky https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810088 Summary: This article discusses why climate change as a political and governmental issue is so difficult to solve.  Climate change is often put on the back burner of most American's priorities for a multitude of reasons--climate change is a complex issue, it's difficult to determine where the government has jurisdiction over the issue, and the issue requires collective action from the country as a whole, not just the government and leaders.  The last reason is most vital to climate change solutions.  People often don't feel affected by the short term effects of climate change, such as tornadoes, droughts, etc., because for right now they are short term.  Communities are affected, they rebuild, and they forget about the event rather than finding the root of the problem.  The article elaborates on this and many other problems with climate change actions.
Asses: This article is very neutral and includes strong and reliable source for its information.  The information used is also direct, such as statistics and polls for Pew and other sources, which means the information hasn't been altered in any distinct way.  It's also very organized, which will be helpful for when we are collecting all of our information and putting together an argument.
Reflect: This article is also really could for our argument because it helps elaborate on why taking action on climate change is so difficult.  By knowing why people turn away from taking action or why they are opposed to the idea of preventing climate change, we can create an argument for the role of the government that can help maximize population involvement.]]> 2022-06-01 17:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810088 matthewsinofsky https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810089 This article calls into question the effectiveness of various environmental regulation policies. It uses China as an example, by providing insight into their strict regulations that have led to both an energy shortage as well as environmental pollution. The article both summarizes China's policies and their effects, as well analyzing why it went wrong and how it can (possibly be fixed). In addition, it is filled with various external links that can be used to expand research in a specific area, for example, "Sustainable Development" is hyperlinked to a study on the growth of nation's sustainability plans and their biological effects. 

This article provides critical analysis of China's environmental regulations, however, it certainly backs up its claims. It is certainly a reliable source, for a throng of reasons. It comes from UCONN's library database, as well as being written as a scientific paper (providing an abstract) and clearly citing sources (providing citations for all pieces of evidence as well as external hyperlinks). While it is written in an overly complex and sophisticated fashion, meaning it can be difficult to read at times, it can still be helpful to guide us toward possible solutions that we can discuss in our project. It also provides a real life example outside of the US for the effects environmental policy can have. ]]> 2022-06-01 17:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810089 matthewsinofsky https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810090 The article focuses on the more broad topic that climate change is concerned with, which is public health. The article discusses various public health situations and the benefits and downfalls of significant government intervention. The article contains sections dedicated to environmental crises, while also considering other public health issues such as COVID. It lays out both pros and cons of significant government intervention, as well as both short term and long term effects. The article also outlines various government bodies such as the WHO, providing international examples. 

This article will be useful as it outlines both benefits and issues that come from governmental involvement. As this is the core of our issue, this is a major aspect for us to focus on. Also, article's ability to look at both sides lends it credibility for being a non-biased yet simultaneously persuasive source, effective at providing research. ]]> 2022-06-01 17:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810090 matthewsinofsky https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810091 2022-06-01 17:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810091 matthewsinofsky https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810092 Summary: This article elaborates on the similarities and differences between political party opinions on climate change and climate change legislation.  Pew's research has shown a significant difference in party values when it comes to climate change legislation and solutions.  Liberal democrats support and conservative republicans heavily oppose ideas such as emission restrictions, international climate agreements, etc.  This goes hand in hand with many other differences, such as the parties' knowledge and understanding of climate change, as well as their desires for scientists to be a part of those decisions.
Asses: This is a useful source because it is virtually unbiased and has lots of good neutral information.  The information is almost all statistics and surveys that have been taken from every part of the US.  This leaves it completely unfiltered, which is good for us to be able to use it in any way we need in our argument.  It also allows us to pick a side of our argument with little to no bias or influence, strengthening our research and overall project.
Reflect: This article shows that climate change has been heavily polarized by politics. We are looking into what the government's role should be in reaching environmental goals, and this article gives us two different directions. We could argue that this polarization combined with the constantly changing government creates an unstable environment for climate change solutions, and therefore government should have limited involvement. We could also argue that this polarization allows for the continued balance that our government idolizes, and therefore it is necessary that the government is a part of it and that all party voices are represented.


]]> 2022-06-01 17:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810092 matthewsinofsky https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810093 Summary: This article goes in depth on the Green New Deal, which has been a very controversial piece of climate change legislation in recent years.  It discusses pros and cons, origins of the deal, how legislation can support it, and concerns and criticisms that have come up because of it.  There are also many hyperlinks linked to other helpful and informative articles that further elaborate on element of the Green New Deal.
Asses: This article comes from a known reliable source (Gale), and is very unbiased.  It gives even amounts for both sides, such as pros and cons, criticisms and benefits, etc.  There is little to no harsh or intense language that would make the article lean to one side.  The only improvement that could be made is possibly some more direct quotes and statistics, but because the article is simply explaining what the Green New Deal is, I think it is still a strong source.
Reflect: This article could be very good in helping us be informed on this and use it as an example.  The Green New Deal has been extremely controversial in recent years due to polarization.  It could easily and strongly be used as an example to show what extent our government and politics should be involved in climate change, as its effects are a reality rather than a possibility.]]> 2022-06-01 17:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810093 matthewsinofsky https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810094 Summary: This article goes over how climate change effects different geographical regions and how that make effect the polarization surrounding climate change.  It is shown that many different factors are affected substantially more in the south by climate change than in the north.  By dividing climate change issues this way instead of looking at them through a bigger and broader picture, more conservative states may be more likely to support climate change.  This is in hopes that they will realize how badly they have been and will be affected by climate change, and that will influence them to think differently.  It could also affect regional legislation, as things may need to be tailored to different regions.
Asses: This is an unbiased and very information packed article.  Despite having so much detail and covering so many different parts, it is organized and easy to follow.  Reliable research sources and their data is used, explained, and broken down to find reasoning and a solution for climate change polarization.
Reflect: This ties to Matt's articles about the different levels of government and legislation.  This article is proving that climate change is much more complex than a national and international issue that can be fixed with one piece of legislation.  Different regions are affected by different aspects, hence why it is called climate change now and not global warming.  Part of our solution may be that climate change legislation needs to be made specifically for different states, so that everyone benefits and is protected in their own way.]]> 2022-06-01 17:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810094 matthewsinofsky https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810095 Summary: This source goes over a study showing the general view about the government's action on climate change.  Despite the country being very polarized over climate change legislation and actions, the country overall does believe that climate change needs to be prevented and the environment needs to be fixed.  Even looking at the party split, Republicans have a lower yet still very similar support to Democrats for different environmental solutions.
Asses: Pew is again a very unbiased and reliable source, as they do their own research and surveys.  There is really no explanation made for their findings, they simply explaining what they found and go through every different aspect of collecting data.  Because of this, this source is good to use so that we can make our own conclusions.
Reflect: The general population shows that there is a desire and need to prevent climate change and save the environment.  Because of this, we need an explanation for why climate change legislation is so polarized.  One aspect, as we've seen from our sources, could be how the legislation is divided.  Rather than an overall national legislation, we might need more localized laws.  This is just one of many other solutions we could find and use as an argument.]]> 2022-06-01 17:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810095 matthewsinofsky https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810096 2022-06-01 17:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810096 matthewsinofsky https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810097 2022-06-01 17:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810097 matthewsinofsky https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810098 2022-06-01 17:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810098 matthewsinofsky https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810099 2022-06-01 17:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810099 matthewsinofsky https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810100 2022-06-01 17:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810100 matthewsinofsky https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810102 2022-06-01 17:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810102 matthewsinofsky https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810103 2022-06-01 17:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810103 matthewsinofsky https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810104 2022-06-01 17:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810104 matthewsinofsky https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810105 2022-06-01 17:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810105 matthewsinofsky https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810106 2022-06-01 17:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810106 matthewsinofsky https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810107 2022-06-01 17:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810107 matthewsinofsky https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810108 2022-06-01 17:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810108 matthewsinofsky https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810109 2022-06-01 17:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810109 matthewsinofsky https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810110 2022-06-01 17:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810110 matthewsinofsky https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810111 2022-06-01 17:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810111 matthewsinofsky https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810112 Overview of Federal Agencies]]> 2022-06-01 17:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810112 matthewsinofsky https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810113 2022-06-01 17:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewsinofsky/7dg9w52pdysr085r/wish/2207810113