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

Option 1:Marine pollution

 * Article title: Marine Pollution :
 * Article Evaluation: The information in the article is compiled of different articles and excerpts. The article is up to date listing current issues we are facing. It contains a lot of facts and useful information about marine pollution. For example it states that 80% of the waste comes from land–based activity. Moreover, it goes into the different types of pollution and the harm it is causing to both marine life as well as the ecosystem. It then goes on to explain laws and solutions that can help reduce the pollution. :
 * Sources:
 * Sheppard, Charles, ed. (2019). World seas: an Environmental Evaluation . Vol. III, Ecological Issues and Environmental Impacts (Second ed.). London: Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-805204-4 . OCLC 1052566532.
 * "Marine Pollution". Education | National Geographic Society. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
 * Duce, Robert; Galloway, J.; Liss, P. (2009). "The Impacts of Atmospheric Deposition to the Ocean on Marine Ecosystems and Climate WMO Bulletin Vol 58 (1)". Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
 * "What is the biggest source of pollution in the ocean?". National Ocean Service (US) . Silver Spring, MD: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
 * Duce, Robert; Galloway, J.; Liss, P. (2009). "The Impacts of Atmospheric Deposition to the Ocean on Marine Ecosystems and Climate WMO Bulletin Vol 58 (1)". Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
 * "What is the biggest source of pollution in the ocean?". National Ocean Service (US) . Silver Spring, MD: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
 * "What is the biggest source of pollution in the ocean?". National Ocean Service (US) . Silver Spring, MD: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 21 September 2022.

Option 2:Global warming potential

 * Article title: Global Warming Potential :
 * Article Evaluation: This article was very informative. The main focus was to explain how greenhouse gasses are measured over a given time period after it has been emitted into the atmosphere. The article includes a IPCC sixth assessment report that was done in 2023 making the information current. Furthermore, it provides the reader with tables that help with further understanding of the gasses and the global warming potential. :
 * Sources: Schimel, D.; Alves, D.; Enting, I.; Heimann, M.; et al. (1995). "Chapter 2: Radiative Forcing of Climate Change". Climate Change 1995: The Science of Climate Change. Contribution of Working Group I to the Second Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC SAR WG1). pp. 65–132. Forster, P.; Ramaswamy, V.; Artaxo, P.; Berntsen, T.; et al. (2007). "Chapter 2: Changes in Atmospheric Constituents and Radiative Forcing" (PDF). Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. pp. 129–234.  Myhre, G.; Shindell, D.; Bréon, F.-M.; Collins, W.; et al. (2013). "Chapter 8: Anthropogenic and Natural Radiative Forcing" (PDF). Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. pp. 659–740.

Option 3:Renewable energy

 * Article title: Renewable energy :
 * Article Evaluation: The information provided in the article is up to date incorporating reports done in 2023. It dives into all the different types of renewable energy such as solar, wind power, hydropower, and bioenergy .It goes on to showcase the negative side to renewable energy making the article more well rounded showing both the positive and negative that comes with renewable energy. It also mentions how each renewable energy is more effective in certain locations, leading to the fact that some places benefit more from certain types of renewable energy due to the climate and environment. :
 * Sources: "2021 Electricity Annual Technology Baseline (ATB) Technologies". United States National Renewable Energy Laboratory. 2021. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021. Renewable Capacity Statistics 2024. Abu Dhabi: International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). March 2024. ISBN 978-92-9260-587-2 . Retrieved 28 March 2023.  Renewables 2010 Global Status Report (PDF). Paris: REN21 Secretariat. 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.  Renewables 2011 Global Status Report (PDF). Paris: REN21 Secretariat. 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.  Renewables 2021 Global Status Report (PDF). Paris: REN21 Secretariat. 2021. ISBN 978-3-948393-03-8 . Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.  Renewables Global Futures Report: Great debates towards 100% renewable energy (PDF). Paris: REN21 Secretariat. 2017. ISBN 978-3-9818107-4-5 . Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.  "Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2019" (PDF). IRENA. 2020.  "Renewable Capacity Statistics 2020". IRENA. 2020.  "Renewable Energy Statistics 2020". IRENA. 2020.

Option 4:Deforestation

 * Article title: Deforestation :
 * Article Evaluation: The information found in this article is very up to date bringing up recent events such as wildfires and covid-19. It talks about the causes, effects, history, and policies of deforestation. It proceeds to list the contributors to deforestation, the main one being agriculture. It continues by stating how all forms of life are being affected by this issue and how it continues to grow over time. The facts declared in this article come from reliable sources. Tables and graphs are used in this article to help further the understanding of deforestation and its impact to the readers. Sources:  This article incorporates text from a free content work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 (license statement/permission). Text taken from Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020 Key findings​, FAO, FAO.
 * This article incorporates text from a free content work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (license statement/permission). Text taken from The State of the World’s Forests 2020. Forests, biodiversity and people – In brief​, FAO & UNEP, FAO & UNEP.:
 * This article incorporates text from a free content work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (license statement/permission). Text taken from The State of the World’s Forests 2020. Forests, biodiversity and people – In brief​, FAO & UNEP, FAO & UNEP.:

Option 5:Water conservation

 * Article title: Water Conservation :
 * Article Evaluation:
 * This article does a proficient job in explaining water conservation. It explains how the main goal of water conservation is to sustainably manage water to prevent water scarcity. Different studies done in various places are used to help support the claims mentioned. One of the main subjects discussed in the article is different ways to apply water saving methods not only for single households but also companies and agriculture. Many of the topics brought up are supported by evidence, they use information from websites such as goundwater.org and environmental protection agency making it a reliable article. :
 * Sources:
 * "Measures to reduce personal water use - Defra - Citizen Space". consult.defra.gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-09-13. "Cases in Water Conservation: How Efficiency Programs Help Water Utilities Save Water and Avoid Costs". EPA.gov. US Environmental Protection Agency. Duane D. Baumann; John J. Boland; John H. Sims (April 1984). "Water Conservation: The Struggle over Definition". Water Resources Research. 20 (4): 428–434. Bibcode:1984WRR....20..428B. doi:10.1029/WR020i004p00428.  Vickers, Amy (2002). Water Use and Conservation. Amherst, MA: water plow Press. p. 434. ISBN 978-1-931579-07-0.  Geerts, S.; Raes, D. (2009). "Deficit irrigation as an on-farm strategy to maximize crop water productivity in dry areas". Agric. Water Manage. 96 (9): 1275–1284. Bibcode:2009AgWM...96.1275G. doi:10.1016/j.agwat.2009.04.009.  Sustainable Construction of Water Structures", Sustainable Water Engineering, Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, pp. 331–351, 2014-06-03, doi:10.1002/9781118541036.ch7, ISBN 978-1-118-54103-6, retrieved 2023-02-19  Hermoso, Virgilio; Abell, Robin; Linke, Simon; Boon, Philip (June 2016). "The role of protected areas for freshwater biodiversity conservation: challenges and opportunities in a rapidly changing world: Freshwater protected areas". Aquatic Conservation. 26: 3–11. doi:10.1002/aqc.2681. S2CID 88786689.