Are personal blogs and Wikipedia a reliable information source?

Wikipedia is not a reliable source for getting information. I have read incorrect information on Wikipedia and literally anyone, with internet access, can go into Wikipedia and type whatever they please. Needless to say, it is definitely not a one hundred percent reliable source of information because none of its content is verified. As for personal blogs, I would trust one of those even less than I would trust Wikipedia. While Wikipedia may be full of information that people believe they know,  a personal blog is less information-aimed and focuses more on the author's opinion. Again, anyone with an E-mail address can create a blog and spew whatever kind of random "information" that they want, so it's best to stick with credible websites whenn gathering information.

Comparison/Contrast Essay Questions

The two sides to my argument are those that believe climate change is perpetuated by human activity and those who believe that climate change is a natural occurence. Three arguments opposing the belief of human involvement in climate change are that climate change is just a hoax to gather money and generate fear,  that there is no actual scientific proof linking human activity and climate change, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has not proved that human activities are causing climate change. Three arguments of those that believe human activities are linked to global warming are the fact that CO2 is a greenhouse gas that is released from large factories and such and heats up the Earth's atmosphere, research shows that the increased amount of CO2 in the air comes from burning fossil fuels and forests, and that since pre-indutrial times, the Earth's average temperature has raised by 0.7 degrees C and half of that is from just the past few decades. The main difference between the two sides is that one believes human activity is directly linked to perpetuating climate change, while the other side believes climate change is just a natural occurence. I plan to organize this section of my paper using the block method, I find that style much easier to write in and keep my thoughts organized than point-by-point. There is actually plenty of evidence on each side of the argument, so my only problem is mainly that I have to make a conscious effort  to not interject with my own thoughts on the paper and refraining from putting my own personal spin on it.