enviromental science

Part 1

• How can sound science and the scientific method be used to help evaluate and solve an environmental issue?
  • Give 1 specific example.
• How do people who are not scientists evaluate the claims and different positions taken in debates about environmental issues?
  • Give 1 specific example.
• How might the term sound science be misused or misunderstood?
  • Give 1 example, and explain.

Part 2

Read the following 2 articles in the Web Resources about the debate about global warming:

• Global Warming Pro: U.S. Global Change Research Program: Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States.
• Global Warming Con: Heartland Institute: Climate Change Reconsidered: 2011 Interim Report.

Do you think that global warming is a credible threat or not? Explain your position based on what you read in the 2 summary articles. Use specific facts to defend your position.