PBS Oil Spill

  "BP." Deepwater Horizon Accident and Response. BP P.l.c, 2010. Web. 27 Feb. 2014.

This article, written by BP, is extremely biased towards the Gulf spill incident. It seems to just be a consoling article towards the families of the lives lost, and only include what they spent right away to clean up the water and how they're trying to work closely with government officials, local authorities, and the media. Though true, this article only portrays one side of the incident- the thoughts of the people who caused it. It really only talks about the regret of lives lost, but it factual and honest in that way.

  Gaviria, Marcela, and Martin Smith. "The Spill." PBS. PBS, 26 Oct. 2010. Web. 26 Feb. 2014.

The Spill Frontline video talked about BP's accidents within their oil rigs in the past few years that led them to court, costing them millions of dollars in clean up and lawsuits. PBS created this video, so it is valid, yet is four years old, making it a little out of date. BP has had quite a few incidents with their oil rigs throughout the U.S. including a plant blowing up in Texas, as spill in Alaska, and the huge Gulf spill. Throughout all of this, BP has been found to have bypassed routine checks, costing many lives and a whole lot of money.

  Pelley, Scott. "Blowout: The Deepwater Horizon Disaster." CBSNews. CBS Interactive, 16 May 2010. Web. 26 Feb. 2014.

This video by CBS on 60 Minutes is about a survivor escaping the Gulf of Mexico Oil Rig Explosion. The video is an interview of Mike Williams, one of the last crew members to escape the Rig when it exploded in the Gulf a few years ago. This source is extremely reliable considering it's an interview with someone who was actually on the Rig when the incident occurred, leaving some dead, and over a hundred injured. 60 Minutes is very factual and doesn't sway to one side.

Meth

Bovett, Rob. "How to Kill the Meth Monster." The New York Times. Http://www.nytco.com/, 15 Nov. 2010. Web. 07 Feb. 2014.This article, from The New York Times, discusses the reality of states putting pseudoephedrine, or at least trying to, put it behind the counter. Tracking devices have been attached, but in Kentucky, it has only reduced the number of meth labs by 10 percent. The only effective solution, it seems, is putting it behind the counter and requiring a prescription, as Oregon requires. The New York Times is a credible source, as it is well known and written by reliable journalists.

Davies, Dave. "Big Pharma And Meth Cooks Agree: Keep Cold Meds Over The Counter." NPR. NPR, 26 Sept. 2013. Web. 06 Feb. 2014.This interview, Jonah Engle, who has spent time in the real meth world is interviewed about meth production and the movement to put pseudoephedrine behind the counter. They discuss the "shake and bake" method of making meth, the hazards of making it, and the fight to put pseudoephedrine behind the counter. 23 states have failed to take the drug off the shelf, most of those states having a higher number of meth labs. NPR is a reliable site, and the interview is between a professional journalist and a reliable interviewer.

"The Meth Epidemic." PBS. PBS, 17 May 2011. Web. 06 Feb. 2014.This Frontline video portrayed the major meth epidemic in the U.S. and Mexico, and how suppliers transport ephedrine and pseudoephedrine into the U.S. illegally. The mandates Congress have made towards putting cough medicine behind the counter was portrayed along with how supplies work their way around the system. This video is reliable because it was made by PBS, a credible source, and the research was done by a Reporter from the Oregonian. Yet this was made in 2011, so three years have passed, meaning some of this information may have changed.