Talk:Port Arthur, Texas

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[edit] Air pollution

The section is well-written, but it needs sources. According to whom is all that the truth? Dirtydan667 14:53, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

I heard the information first-hand in a presentation from the founder of a Houston environmental law firm. I was able to find an article by a Houston radio station for a little more credibility. I hope it's okay that i removed your unverified box. Feel free to let me know if you feel it's still inadequate. –Ua747sp 19:42, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

I think the section is a go without the unverified tag at this point. Good job with it. I'll try to find some hard numbers to provide further information; or maybe someone else with more research prowess (than me) can. Specifically, some data is needed that either demonstrates or refutes that the toxins that are undeniably present are causing problems in P.A. above national averages. Dirtydan667 04:44, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

Its still unverified, and hearing information first hand constitutes original research, unless you can find this partner's speech transcript and post. There may be some correlation between industrial emissions and cancer rates, but cities such as Baytown and Deer Park have much larger installations, and their articles make no mention of air quality at all. Texasfirebrand 03:32, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

"Hearing information first hand constitutes original research" is not true. The original research (presumably) was done by the speaker. He/she would be a source for members of the audience, just as a book would be. The issue would be verifiability, not OR. Applejuicefool (talk) 17:23, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Yes, which is why I included "...unless you can find this partner's speech transcript and post". The terminolgy was wrong, the end result is the same. I apologize, still trying to figure out the particulars of Wikipedia.140.158.33.101 (talk) 15:11, 21 May 2008 (UTC)