In his article “NASCAR Goes Green?”, Natale Servino questions NASCAR’s ability to benefit the environment and local economies. NASCAR and the International Speedway Corporation are mainly popular in America’s southern states; however, the companies are looking to expand in America and other countries. Though fans of the sport exist, people concerned with the environment are against the expansion of NASCAR. In response to environmentalists, the International Speedway Corporation and NASCAR state what Servino calls “one great sales pitch: Not only is a NASCAR track in your area good for the local community, it’s good for the environment.” This pitch was the first step in allowing NASCAR to expand in a city near Seattle, but the next obstacle
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It's clear that Servino did his research when writing this article, and he is effective in providing sources involved in the topic. Servino mentions sources such as "NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Posten", and the "Natural Resources Conservation Service" (Servino). Not to mention that Servino is an "Earth Island Journal intern" (Earth Island). This fact alone proves Servino is knowledgeable when regarding the environment. According to NYC Intern, "Every industry has a set of skills that [an] employer assumes [interns] will have." Considering that Earth Island Journal allowed an intern to write an article for their website, Servino must know a considerable amount about what can and does affect the …show more content…
At the same time, he does not fail at presenting both sides fairly despite his opinion, and he allows readers to think beyond the article so that they may come to their own conclusion. If a reader were to further investigate the conflicts Servino writes about, she would find that the facts Servino uses to contradict NASCAR are true. Although the article has a patronizing tone, it is hard to argue with the facts Servino presents. Servino provides valid information to discredit NASCAR's main arguments and is therefore successful in stating why environmentalists are against NASCAR's
It's clear that Servino did his research when writing this article, and he is effective in providing sources involved in the topic. Servino mentions sources such as "NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Posten", and the "Natural Resources Conservation Service" (Servino). Not to mention that Servino is an "Earth Island Journal intern" (Earth Island). This fact alone proves Servino is knowledgeable when regarding the environment. According to NYC Intern, "Every industry has a set of skills that [an] employer assumes [interns] will have." Considering that Earth Island Journal allowed an intern to write an article for their website, Servino must know a considerable amount about what can and does affect the …show more content…
At the same time, he does not fail at presenting both sides fairly despite his opinion, and he allows readers to think beyond the article so that they may come to their own conclusion. If a reader were to further investigate the conflicts Servino writes about, she would find that the facts Servino uses to contradict NASCAR are true. Although the article has a patronizing tone, it is hard to argue with the facts Servino presents. Servino provides valid information to discredit NASCAR's main arguments and is therefore successful in stating why environmentalists are against NASCAR's