While attending a town hall meeting, you hear someone from a national energy company argue that a new natural-gas drill site will not be environmentally damaging and will produce many jobs in the community. Which aspect should you most consider when listening to this position?
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The most important aspect to consider here is the Location of the project and the surrounding ecosystem.
We need to see the geographic location and the flora and fauna that reside nearby.
Is the location far away from big cities? Is it being developed in a forest, which might result in significant destruction of the habitat?
We also need to see the kind of waste this project might produce and the implications of this waste on the health of workers and communities nearby.
First of all it is important to take note of where this information is coming from.
The speaker is a representative of the national energy company and therefore will not speak poorly of the results of the natural gas project.
Then, it would be important to check his or her claims against other sources and evidence.