thranx on 03 February 2013
| nuckles87 said: No ones denying America is taking huge steps ;). Unfortunately, I did some research on at least the first source, and discovered that it is apparently a conservative thinktank: http://www.humanevents.com/2010/08/08/conservative-spotlight-institute-for-energy-research/ This is a check I always need to do when I hear thing that contradict my general understanding, as I've been mislead numerous times by sources that I later find out to either be conservative thinktanks, new sites, or hacks, especially in regards to climate change. And with this, unfortunately, I'm done with this little back and forth. I personally only put my full trust into neutral (IE not purportedly conservative or liberal) sources. Given that it was praised by Rush Limbaugh as the energy equivalent of the Heritage Foundation, The Institute for Energy Research is most definitely NOT neutral. |
so did you find any fault in the actual data collection? or the numbers? or just dont like the source? I find most information come from a "biased" source as someone who is vested in something is more likely to research it. so its hard to dismiss bias sources as just about every source is biased. so i find it best to look at their numbers and their methods to see if they are sound.
