User:Kbrower2020/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * The Ocean Cleanup- The Ocean Cleanup
 * Article Evaluation- I think that this article has a lot of opportunity to mention how people can get involved an a little background research about where The Ocean Cleanup Project came from. It does very little in discussing ocean plastic pollution as a whole. Additionally, there is not much said about the founders or the funding for this project.
 * Sources
 * https://theoceancleanup.com/
 * https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/9/18175940/ocean-cleanup-breaks-plastic-pollution-silicon-valley-boyan-slat-wilson
 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyZArQMFhQ4
 * https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/9/18175940/ocean-cleanup-breaks-plastic-pollution-silicon-valley-boyan-slat-wilson
 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyZArQMFhQ4

Option 2

 * Article title- Microplastics - Microplastics
 * Article Evaluation- This article talks a lot about microplastics but not so much about how they are affecting sea animals. It mostly discusses the different types of microplastics and where they come from but not how they are hurting our sea-life. I feel that most people wont care about microplastics if the article is not brought back to sea life and how it is harming them.
 * Sources
 * https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/06/plastic-planet-health-pollution-waste-microplastics/#:~:text=Experiments%20show%20that%20microplastics%20damage,some%20species%20starve%20and%20die.
 * https://futurism.com/microplastics-endanger-marine-life-fish-predators
 * https://www.whoi.edu/know-your-ocean/ocean-topics/pollution/marine-microplastics/
 * https://futurism.com/microplastics-endanger-marine-life-fish-predators
 * https://www.whoi.edu/know-your-ocean/ocean-topics/pollution/marine-microplastics/

Option 3

 * Article title- Phase-out of lightweight plastic bags - Phase-out of lightweight plastic bags
 * Article Evaluation- There is more room for discussion about the U.S. and its plastic bag ban progression. Additionally, there could be some information about substitutes for plastic bags and what changes are being made on that front.
 * Sources
 * https://www.ncsl.org/research/environment-and-natural-resources/plastic-bag-legislation.aspx#:~:text=Eight%20states%E2%80%94California%2C%20Connecticut%2C,bags%20at%20large%20retail%20stores.
 * https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sustainable-alternatives-to-plastic-bags_n_5a732a7de4b0bf6e6e225ee0
 * https://www.ncsl.org/research/environment-and-natural-resources/plastic-bag-legislation.aspx#:~:text=Eight%20states%E2%80%94California%2C%20Connecticut%2C,bags%20at%20large%20retail%20stores.
 * https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sustainable-alternatives-to-plastic-bags_n_5a732a7de4b0bf6e6e225ee0