In a New York Times article this past week, Obama's new rule to control Carbon Dioxide emissions was the topic of discussion. In a fairly well-crafted story, Felicity Barringer quotes the opinions of spokesmen and politicians, and how they feel about the new caps on CO2 emissions.
While the story is chalk full of reliable and useful sources, it seems that there may be more quotes than are entirely necessary. Barringer's sources include the Environmental Protection Agency administrator, Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, the president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, Rick Santorum, and the executive director of the Sierra Club. She successfully portrays both sides of the issue, quoting both those in favor and against the new rule. That being said, however, Barrington doesn't talk in-depth about the effects of such a rule on the environment, and how capping the amounts of CO2 emissions aloud for new power plants would effect the environment.
The article is well-written and remains unbiased, but seems to be a bit source-heavy. I personally would have liked to know more about what people predict this rule will do with regard to global climate change. The only thing in this article about that is a quote from the Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa P. Jackson, who says that the new rule is “a common-sense step to reduce pollution in the air, protect the planet for our children and move us into a new era of American energy.” Overall it is a very interesting and well-written article; I enjoyed reading it.
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