Jason Mcclure Analysis

This book by Jason McClure is about as unbiased and all-inclusive you can get. The book appears to be targeted towards younger children and is formatted more like a picture book than a scientific article. Despite this, the book remains factual and accurate. Even though it is a Canadian book, it talks mostly about oil in general, not just oil in Canada. In particular, it covers the earth’s oil reserves and details of Canada's oil reserves, uses for oil, how (both normal crude and bitumen based) oil is extracted, and the role of governments, companies, and individuals in oil. The book is up to date as it was published in 2014. Because the book has a factual intent, as opposed to an entertainment based intent, there is no discernible bias and the author has successfully maintained objective towards

The news report talks about a recent scientific study that the effects of the Oil Sands are more severe than originally thought. The article (and study on which it is based), says that cancer-causing PAHs in lakes in Alberta were found further than we believed they would be found and traced back to the Oil Sands. This news report is current, it was posted June 2013. A slight bias exists, the study in question was looking for something and they found it, which is not exactly the scientific method. The article itself, though, is only regurgitating facts and ideas from the study. It does, though, focus on only one idea, the Oil Sands are polluting water, and on nothing else, particularly, why or how this is happening. The author of this article is Margo McDiarmid, a former CBC’s “The National” personality and the current environmental reporter for the CBC. This position is held to a high esteem and is not given to anyone. I believe she is a reliable source because of this. This article focuses solely on one topic but covers it well and