User:Chris hatley/sandbox

Introduction
Carbon Rift, similar to Karl Marx's concept of metabolic rift, relates to the input and output of carbon from human capitalistic systems into the environment. Basically, increased commodity production demands the greater levels of carbon dioxide to be pumped into the biosphere via fossil fuel consumption. Ultimately this "rift" has adverse effects on nearly every aspect of life. Many of the specifics regarding how this concept of a metabolic carbon rift interacts with capitalism are proposed by Brett Clark and Richard York in a 2005 article in the journal Theory and Society. Researchers such as Jean P. Sapinski of the University of Oregon claim that dispite increased interest in closing the carbon rift, it is projected that as long as capitalism continues, there is little hope of reducing the rift.

Necessity
The concept of the “Carbon rift” is a environmental concept regarding the human interaction with CO2 in the environment. There are plenty of articles that could be cross referenced, such as the Marxist idea of a metabolic rift, and the concepts of capitalism driving climate change. I think these rifts have a ton of relevance with our class and the new American administrative stance on climate change.

Chris's Comments
Carbon Rift shows promise as a theory that should be developed further and included on Wikipedia. Your idea to cross-reference other conceptions of rifts, like the metabolic rift, seems apt and I think that such an article would be of manageable size for your group. (One person could do the intro, one person could do a summary of the theory, one person could work on the theory's impact and how it has been taken up by other scholars, one person could do counterarguments, etc.) One word of caution, though, is that you'll need to demonstrate that this theory has gained some purchase in the wider community. There are a lot of academic articles out there that go nowhere and as such don't warrant a Wikipedia page. I don't know enough about this idea to say if this is one of them, but, if you wanted to work on this article, you'd need to demonstrate that it is a viable idea that has had influence outside of the one publication you cite.

Outline
Introduction - I will summarize the information contained in the article and combine the summary, viability, impact, and counterarguments at a high level to provide a brief overview of the Carbon Rift. Eric112358 (talk) 05:04, 15 February 2017 (UTC)

Summary - I will handle a general summary of Carbon Rift and its role in the political/economic reality we find ourselves in. Chris Hatley (talk) 04:53, 15 February 2017 (UTC)

Viability - I will discuss how both the scientific and political community handle the theory. For example, how its relation to metabolic rift is either helping or hurting its significance, and how different political ideologies confront the theory, etc.Sarahlancaster (talk) 04:56, 15 February 2017 (UTC)

Impact - Alex Ponce?

Counterarguments- I'll be presenting the arguments against carbon rift in an unbiased way. I will link and discuss other theories that explain the same thing, as well as talk about the main detracting factors to carbon rift theory. Astoken (talk) 06:01, 15 February 2017 (UTC)