1.
"Frequently Asked Questions from ATV Riders." Regulatory Announcement September 2002. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
24 November 2008
This article, published by the EPA is a 2002 announcement of rules and regulations of ATVs. It talks about what regulations have been set up by the EPA, how they effect owners of ATVs, what emissions controls have been set, how much the controls cost and safety issues as well. It also talks candidly about how much emissions ATVs emit.
I plan to focus particularly on the emissions emitted by ATVs and cite that information in my research paper. It gives a lot of statistics information in an organized form. I want to condense that down to smaller, easier numbers to understand and use it to show how ATV's negatively affect the environment.
2.
Palazzolo, Rose. "Sinful Emissions" Environmental Defense Fund 30 July 2002.
24 November 2008
This article is about the emissions that are given off by SUVs. It mentions that SUVs have done damage to the environment for over a decade. It also shows trends of what SUVs are doing to the air and even gives helpful charts that show which brands of SUVs do the most damage.
I am going to show that ATVs indirectly hurt the environment by requiring less fuel efficient vehicles to pull them from place to place. I will show the damage that SUVs do to the environment and then make the connection that ATVs are a major reason that many people buy SUVs in the first place.
3.
"Utah Hunting. www.Utahh.com 2008. Utahh.com.
24 November 2008
This article was helpful in helping me find out exactly which types of animals are hunted in Utah. It gives information about what types of hunts are done in Utah, how ones goes about obtaining a license and what the seasons are. It is not helpful in finding anti-hunting information, but gives me a basic overview of hunting in Utah.
I plan to simply relay some of the information found in this article to my audience in the paper. I used this article to find out what kinds of animals are most prevalently hunted in Utah, and I will be mentioning that information in my paper. I will also be using this site to find more information about hunting in Utah because it has good links to other websites.
4.
"Hunting's Contribution Helps Environment Thrive." Countryside Alliance 9 March 2006. Countryside Alliance.
24 November 2008
The information that I got from this article is mainly just for my own information. The article talks about how hunting animals helps the environment in its own way by reducing the number of predators as well as the eaters of certain species of plants. It talks specifically about fox hunts in England and the good that has come out of them and concludes that hunting is good for the environment.
I will use cite this information in my research paper to give my audience a brief overview of what the advocates that oppose my view say about hunting's effect on the environment. I may quote or just paraphrase certain statistics mentioned in the article and then try to pick it apart. Mostly, I'll use the article to give the audience background information and to give both sides of the story so that my article doesn't appear too biased.
5.
"The Myth of Trophy Hunting as Conservation." A League Against Cruel Sports December 2004. A League Against Cruel Sports.
24 November 2008
This article is an anti-hunting add given by an environmental organization in the UK. They talk about how poaching is a major problem in Africa and other areas. They also argue against hunters' position that animals can only survive if they have an economic value and show that the better way is to photograph animals and leave them unharmed.
I plan to use this article for much of my argument against hunting. I want to relay some of the facts and figures pointed out in the article about how much more lucrative tourism is than animal hunting. I will use this to take away credit from hunters who say that they are "conservationists."
6.
Martin, Glen. "The Lion, Once King of the Vast African Savanna,Suffers Alarming Decline in Population." San Francisco Chronicle 6 October 2008.
24 November 2008
This article talks about how the population of lions has significantly dropped over the years in Africa. He mentions that hunting is the primary reason for this major drop in population. He also mentions that eco-tourism has played a role in the decline of lions in the areas in Africa that he knows.
I will use this article to show again that hunting is not helping the environment or wildlife in any way, but in fact is doing harm. There is one specific line of his that I will quote directly. I will do this so that I can further prove my position right and hunters' position false. I'll use this article to back my argument up that hunting hurts, not helps, the environment.
7.
Sims-Castley, Rebecca, Kerley, Graham I H, and Geach, Beverley, "A Questionnaire -Based Assessment Of The Socio-Economic Significance Of Ecotourism-Based Private Game Reserves In The Eastern Cape", Terrestrial
Ecology Research Unit, November 2004
24 November 2008
This is another article that opposes the sport of "trophy hunting," which is one of the issues brought up in my paper. It talks about how South Africa is exploiting wildlife because of commercialism. It also gives an overview of what trophy hunting is and speaks against the violence that is displayed by trophy hunters every year. It gives some good statistics as well.
I plan to use mainly the section that talks about what trophy hunting is to give some authority to my paper. These people know much more about trophy hunting than me, so I will either quote them directly or briefly summarize what they say in the article. I will not quote much of the article, but just enough to show that I'm not making up my own definition of what trophy hunting is.
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Garrison, Ronnie. "PETA's Efforts to Ban Fishing." About.com 2008.
24 November 2008
This article talks about how PETA, a famous environmentalist group, is trying to ban fishing. It talks about the measures they are going to to try to get fishing outlawed because of their care for animals.
I don't plan to delve too deep into PETA's position on fishing, but do want to point out that there are others that feel strongly against fishing for sport. I will quote one or two of their letters that were published on their website. Though PETA is a little crazy, they do give me a passionate response that I can put in my paper.
9.
"The Canyons Resort" Park City Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau 2008.
24 November 2008
This page is simply informing me some information on the canyons ski resort in Park City Utah. It gives a general overview of how big the canyons is and summarizes the commercial buildings that have gone up, such as the grand summit hotel, lodges, etc.
I want to give the audience a general idea of how large ski resorts are and how many commercial things go up in the ski resorts that would displace wildlife and harm the environment. It will help them to get a good idea of how large scale ski resorts are. I will probably cite the website directly to do so.
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Beavins, Rachel. "Ski Resorts' Environmental Impact." www.Suite 101.com 2008.
24 November 2008
This article gives some basic information on my last outdoor sport that I will discuss that hurts the environment in Utah, which is ski resorts. It talks about how ski resorts can relate with climate change, development and open space, forest and wildlife management, waste, water management, etc.
I will use this article as my main source for relating to the audience that ski resorts can do damage to the environment. I will cite this article, probably several times to show what damage is done and perhaps suggest solutions as I go.
The links:
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/regs/nonroad/2002/f02038.pdf
http://www.edf.org/article.cfm?ContentID=2218
http://www.utah.com/hunt/
http://www.countryside-alliance.org.uk/hunting-campaigns/hunting-the-facts/hunting%27s-contribution-helps-environment-thrive/
http://www.league.org.uk/uploads/documents/doc_279.pdf
Sims-Castley, Rebecca, Kerley, Graham I H, and Geach, Beverley, "A Questionnaire -Based Assessment Of The
Socio-Economic Significance Of Ecotourism-Based Private Game Reserves In The Eastern Cape", Terrestrial
Ecology Research Unit, November 2004
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/10/06/MNG1UF392D1.DTL
http://fishing.about.com/od/fishermensside/a/aa041605a.htm
http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/science-and-technical/Sfc120.pdf
http://environmentalism.suite101.com/article.cfm/ski_resorts_environmental_impact
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