Library Guides: Biology 181: Integrated Science I: Sources for Evaluation

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This page provides links to websites that provide information on several controversial topics: Evolution, Climate Change and the Waters of the United States rule of the Clean Water Act. Each section of the page includes links to informational sites on both sides of the issues. These sites can be used to explore the various viewpoints on the issues. Please do not hesitate to suggest additional sites.

Evolution Viewpoints

Evolution Resources from the National Academies
Resources on evolution from the National Academy of Sciences.
Understanding Evolution
Information on evolution from the University of California Berkeley Museum of Paleontology.
Evolution (Encyclopedia of Life)
Information on evolution from the Encyclopedia of Life.
Evolution (Encyclopedia of Earth)
Information on evolution from the Encyclopedia of Earth.
Evolution (Conservapedia)
Anti-evolution information from Conservapedia.
Evolution (Answers in Genesis)
Another anti-evolution website, this one is from Answers in Genesis.

Climate Change Viewpoints

Publications

The Teacher-Friendly Guide to Climate Change
A book from the Paleontological Research Institute that was written to provide teachers with information about climate change.
Climate Change: Evidence and Causes
A brief publication developed by the Royal Society and National Academy of Sciences short reference document to provide information for decision and policy makers, educators, and the public. The booklet discusses evidence about changes in the atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases, climate change and the link between greenhouse gases and recent climate change.
Why Scientists Disagree about Global Warming (Heartland Institute)
The website for a publication that the Heartland Institute sent to teachers in the United States.
Climate Change Reconsidered
A report on climate change commissioned by the Heartland Institute, a free-market think tank that is partly funded by energy corporations. They do not disclose their donors.

Websites

Climate Change (National Academy of Sciences)
A website on climate change from the National Academy of Sciences.
Climate Change (Encyclopedia of Earth)
An article on climate change from the Encyclopedia of Earth.
Classroom Resources on Climate (NCSE)
A collection of links to resources identified by the National Center for Science Education on the Heartland Institute's teacher mailing.
Climate 25
A series of 25 videos from the Weather Channel that examines climate change as a problem that requires a solution.
ICECAP
A website that promotes the views of climate change skeptics.

Blogs

Skeptical Science
An award-winning blog on climate change.
DeSmogBlog
Another blog on Climate Change. Their Global Warming Deniers Database is particularly interesting.
Climate Change National Forum
A blog on the science of climate change. It also has a section of information for journalists and a fact checker.
An Open Letter to Teachers on the Heartland Institute Mailings
Brandie Freeman, a teacher in Georgia, analyzed the Climate Change publication that the Heartland Institute mailed to teachers and identified many problems with the publication.
Teachers dubious about Heartland climate mailing
This report, from Yale University's Climate Connections, discusses the Heartland Institute mailing and how teachers are using it to teach students to become more selective information consumers.
Watts Up With That?
A climate change denial blog run by Anthony Watts, a former TV Meteorologist. Watts attended Purdue University, taking courses in electrical engineering and meteorology, but did not earn a degree.

Clean Water Act - Waters of the United States Viewpoints

Nutrient Pollution (NOAA)
Information on nutrient pollution from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Nutrient Pollution (EPA)
Information on nutrient pollution from the Environmental Protection Agency.
Clean Water Act Information
An informational website on the Clean Water Act from the National Wildlife Federation.
Clean Water Act Information
Information on the Clean Water Act and proposed Waters of the United States rule from the National Resources Defense Council.
Waters of the United States Fact Sheet
Information opposing the Waters of the United States rule from the National Farmers Union.
Waters of the United States (Farm Bureau)
Information on the Waters of the United States rule from the Farm Bureau.
Waters of the United States (EPA)
The EPA is moving to rescind the previous Waters of the United States definition. This is the EPA website on the rule under the Trump administration.