1. Yes, the Author of this article does support his opinions with evidence although his observations may be a bit biased. I believe he has enough evidence to support his thesis in the essay. The author uses contrasting views to prove his own point. For example, he states that colleges should go green because It can save money, but "Going Green" doesn't necessarily make an impact on the whole global warming issue.
2. Yes, the writer used enough evidence to support his thesis statement. For example, he used the University of Colorado to show that even though "Going Green" can be expensive it can also save alot of resources.
3. No, the sources used do not present information with bias. They are reliable sources like The New York Times and are for the most part "up to date" with the most recent being from 2008.
4. Yes, all the sources are directly related to the topic of the article. He used supporting facts to get his point across and make it believable.
5. The sources used are only about the benefit of going green and not about the disadvantages, mainly because he wanted to use sources that agree with his ideals about "Going Green". So no the sources used do not represent a wide range of view points, because none of the sources disagree with the authors position.
I agree with all of your observations from the essay "Going Green". I think the essay was nicely writen and flowed smoothly from sentence to sentence. Although I do believe it could have given a bit more info about why we should go green on the global side of things not just the benefits of colleges. For example what other reasons are there except for saving money.
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