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Dakota Access - 2
From Dallas News - Interview with Energy company spokesman about safety of the pipeline (bias alert)
Citation: Weiss, Jeffrey. "Dallas' Kelcy Warren says Dakota Access protesters need the facts, threats to financiers are 'terrorism'." Dallas News, The Dallas Morning News, 11 Nov. 2016, www.dallasnews.com/business/energy/2016/11/11/dallas-kelcy-warren-says-dakota-access-pipeline-protests-ignore-facts.
Dakota Access - 2
Conservative website (bias alert) - Cleanup risks and costs to pipeline protests.
Citation: Vespa, Matt. "It Took $1.1 Million And 835 Dumpsters, But The Dakota Access Pipeline Protest Camps Have Been Cleaned Out." Townhall, Townhall, 14 Mar. 2017, townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/03/14/it-took-11-million-and-835-dumpers-but-the-dakota-access-pipeline-protests-camps-are-cleaned-out-n2298963.
Dakota Access - 2
From the Washington Post - Report of an oil spill from the pipeline.
Citation: Hawkins, Derek. "x Pipeline 150 miles from Dakota Access protests leaks 176,000 gallons of oil." The Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2016, www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/12/13/pipeline-150-miles-from-dakota-access-protests-leaks-176000-gallons-of-oil/?utm_term=.ba6078a0c4a6.
Deepwater Horizon - 2
From The Verge website. How the disaster caused incredible soil erosion. Citation: Potenza, Alessandra. "The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill caused widespread land erosion in Louisiana." The Verge, Vox Media, 23 Nov. 2016, www.theverge.com/2016/11/23/13730552/2010-deepwater-horizon-oil-spill-land-erosion-barataria-bay-louisiana.
Deepwater Horizon - 2
From Newsweek website. Outlines changes to sea life because of the disaster. Citation: Procopiou, Christina. "BP’S DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL CHANGED SEA LIFE NEAR SHIPWRECKS." Newsweek , Newsweek (Europe), 24 Feb. 2016, europe.newsweek.com/bps-deepwater-horizon-oil-spill-changed-sea-life-near-shipwrecks-429966.
Deepwater Horizon - 2
From Encyclopedia Britannica. Also available in Level 3
Citation: "Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 29 Apr. 2015. school.ebonline.com/levels/middle/article/Deepwater-Horizon-oil-spill-of-2010/544332. Accessed 14 Mar. 2017.
Deepwater Horizon - 2
From US news agency CNN (2015) - a review of what is known and not know about the impacts of the oil spill
Citation: Griffin, Drew, et al. “5 years after the Gulf oil spill: What we do (And don't) know.” 2010 Gulf Oil Spill, CNN U.S. International Edition, 20 Apr. 2015, edition.cnn.com/2015/04/14/us/gulf-oil-spill-unknowns/. Accessed 14 Mar. 2017.
Deepwater Horizon - 2
From Newsweek - News story on the effects on people in the area.
Citation: Marsa, Linda . “Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster Extends Its Toxic Reach.” Newsweek (Europe), 10 Oct. 2016, europe.newsweek.com/deepwater-horizon-bp-oil-spill-sickened-gulf-residents-508362?rm=eu. Accessed 14 Mar. 2017.
Deepwater Horizon - 2/3
From the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural history. In depth overview of the key concepts of this disaster.
Citation: “Gulf Oil Spill.” Ocean Portal: Find your blue, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, ocean.si.edu/gulf-oil-spill. Accessed 14 Mar. 2017.
Deepwater Horizon - 3
This website has many important links about the effects of the disaster on the environment.
Citation: “Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.” NOAA Office of Response and Restoration, US Department of Commerce, 13 Mar. 2017, response.restoration.noaa.gov/oil-and-chemical-spills/significant-incidents/deepwater-horizon-oil-spill. Accessed 14 Mar. 2017.
Deepwater Horizon - 3
From New Scientist magazine. This is a collection of articles about different aspects of the disaster. Citation:"Deepwater Horizon oil spill." New Scientist, New Scientist, www.newscientist.com/round-up/deepwater-horizon-oil-spill/. Accessed 15 Mar. 2017.
Deepwater Horizon - 5+
This 400 page report is the official US government report on the Deepwater Horizon Disaster.
Citation: Deep Water The Gulf Oil Disaster and the Future of Offshore Drilling Report to the President . Government Publishing Office, 2011, pp. 1–398, Deep Water The Gulf Oil Disaster and the Future of Offshore Drilling Report to the President .
How Oil Benefits a Community - 2
One state's examples of the benefits the oil and gas industry bring to society. Citation: "Benefits of Oil and Natural Gas." Texas Oil and Gas Association, Texas Oil and Gas Association, www.txoga.org/category/benefits-of-oil-natural-gas/. Accessed 15 Mar. 2017.
Pros and Cons of Oil - 2
Blog about Green Investing - Covers the pros and cons of using oil (bias alert)
Citation: Shah, Abhishek. "Advantages and Disadvantages of Oil – Cons Disregarded by Powerful Lobbies." Green World Investor, Green World Investor, 7 July 2011, www.greenworldinvestor.com/2011/07/07/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-oil-cons-disregarded-by-powerful-lobbies/.

Petrochemicals all around us
This chart shows many of the ways petrochemicals are used in everyday items.
Citation: "Petrochemicals." American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, www.afpm.org/petrochemicals.
What is made from petrochemicals?
An infographic showing an array of all the things we use daily that are made from petroleum.
Citation: “ Petrochemical-Infographic.” American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers, www.afpm.org/petrochemicals.

Dakota Access - 1
From Smithsonian - a basic overview of the issues surrounding the Dakota Access pipeline.
Citation: Sidder, Aaron. "Understanding the Controversy Behind the Dakota Access Pipeline." smithsonian.com, 14 Sept. 2016, www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/understanding-controversy-behind-dakota-access-pipeline-180960450/.
Dakota Access - 2/3
From BBC News - Thorough examination of the issues surrounding the Dakota pipeline
Citation:BBC World News. "Dakota Pipeline: What's behind the controversy?" BBC, BBC News Services, 7 Feb. 2017, www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37863955.