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ENVS 430 - Environmental Practices (Lesage): Activity: Judge the Sources

Library information and resources for Rebecca Martin's ENVS 430 class.

Introduction

Instructions:

  • Look at each of the six sources listed on this page.
  • Follow the links and look for clues that will help you determine if these sources are credible to use for your assignment.
  • When you've finished, click the "Activity: Judge the Sources - Explanations" tab to see the librarian's comments about each source.

Optional: Print/Download the Handout

Source 1

Take a look at this source:

The article, “Where’s the Green in Green Business?” from the website, Harvard Business Review, June 2002.
 

Is this an an appropriate source to use for your assignment?

Source 4

Take a look at this source:

“Buying green — sustainable purchasing” from the State of Washington Dept of Ecology

What do you think about this source? Is it credible for your assignment?

Source 2

Take a look at this source:

The website, “Smart Steps to Sustainability 2.0” from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.  

Is it an appropriate source to use for your assignment?

Source 5

Take a look at this source:

“Top Companies come Together to Fight Climate Risk in Supply Chains” on the website TriplePundit: people, planet, profit. September 17, 2018.

Is it a credible source for your project?

Source 3

Take a look at this source:

“Should business care about sustainability?” from Business Times, Dec. 03, 2019.

What do you think? Is it an appropriate source to use for your project?

Source 6

Take a look at this source:

The article, “Energy management to foster circular economy business model for sustainable development in an agricultural SME” from the Journal of Cleaner Production, Sept. 2022.

Open up the pdf and look at the article itself. Is it a credible source for your assignment?

 

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