I wanted to know more about how we can stop global warming so I found this site, “How You Can Stop Global Warming”. I wondered how I could find out if this information was true or not so I decided to use Cornell University’s four part system to see if the source was reliable.

Accuracy

First I had to check who wrote the article and if they had the credentials and information to write this article. I found out that the author, Melissa Denchak, has a culinary diploma and loves writing about food, meaning she probably doesn’t really know enough, or have the qualifications to write about global warming. I also had a lot of trouble finding any way of contacting them which is also a step in the wrong direction.

 

Authority

 

Next I had to find out who published the article to see if it was a separate party from the website that the article was on. Sadly, the article was published by the same website that the article was posted on, the NRDC. There was also no bibliography or reference list, just a scramble of links inside the article, once again, a step in the wrong direction.

 

Objectivity

After that I had to find out if the information used was detailed and unbiased. As I was going through the many links used in the article, I noticed that many of them were actually links back to other articles on the NRDC website meaning that they might not actually be the best source of information for the article, but instead a free advertisement for NRDC. 

Currency

Finally I had to check if any of the information or links on the page were outdated. I found that the article was published back in July of 2017 and has had some small updates from as early as August of 2021. Because of this all of the links in their website are still active and most of the information is still accurate.

Overall I think this article has a lot of information about global warming that can help you better understand what’s happening today, but I would not recommend using this website to get information. The author does not have the credentials to be writing this arctical, and there is also strong bias in her writing. Even more than that, there is also no way of contacting her which is strange for most credible authors. If you are also curios about global warming I would suggest that you don’t use this article to inform you because I believe that there are many better websites that could give you a more accurate understanding of global warming.