The first source is the website for the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commision. It the commission that oversees things that we use every day and the power and electricity that powers them. This specific link leads you to their sustainability efforts in what they call, the sustainable energy fund. This link provides different projects that they are doing as well as recordings of all board meetings connected to the topic. I can use this source to look at how the state is pushing forward with renewable energy.  

• https://www.puc.pa.gov/electricity/sustainable-energy-fund/ 

The second source is the website for the State of Pennsylvania’s Environmental Protection agency. This specific link leads you to information on renewable energy and the projects that they are doing right now. This is also a government link, but it is a different department all together. This focuses mostly on conservation of the environment so it will give me a different look at some of the state policies in place.  

• https://www.dep.pa.gov/Business/Energy/OfficeofPollutionPrevention/Renewables/Pages/default.aspx 

The third source is from a state lobbyist group that focuses on sustainability and environmental protection. Titled Penn Future this link brings you to their home page. It is important to see more than just what the government is doing. Paradigm shifts can be seen through a government lens, but they happen more with the society and they are more up to date than the government, which can move slowly. I can use this source to look at the other side of state politics on the issue.  

• https://www.pennfuture.org/ 

The fourth source is a study done by NPR that shows the places that there is fracking going on in the state of Pennsylvania. This resource will be very helpful because fracking is a big subject in this year’s election, and it is a very polarizing issue especially in our state. I can use this source to look at the impact of fracking as well as what should be done and what is being done.  

• http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/drilling/ 

The fifth source is an article from the New York Times. It is an article that looks at the risks of fracking in PA and what it is doing to both the environment and the economies of the local towns where this is happening. I believe by narrowing in on this subject of fracking it can be seen as a microcosm of the bigger issue.  

• https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/31/business/energy-environment/pennsylvania-shale-gas-fracking.html 

The sixth source is from another lobbyist group named, The Wilderness Society. This page in particular looks at the dangers of fracking and what it does to the environment. It also describes the process in detail. I can use this source to look at how the process works and for background information.  

• https://www.wilderness.org/articles/article/truth-about-fracking-and-environment#:~:text=Hydraulic%20fracturing%2C%20or%20%E2%80%9Cfracking%2C,wild%20landscapes%2C%20and%20threaten%20wildlife.