Bret Schulte. "Will Virginia Turn on the Crop That Saved It :With the polls to back it, the governor pushes for a smoking ban in the shadow of Philip Morris. " U.S. News & World Report 11 Feb. 2008: 18. Research Library Core. ProQuest. Hagerty Library. 12 Mar. 2008 <http://www.proquest.com/>
This site talks about the Importance that tobacco played in the development and reviving of the economy of the state of Virginia. It also talks about how it might be seen as treachery that about half of the population is in support of the implementation of the smoking ban in the state.
 

Businesses harmed by smoking Bans - The Facts on second hand smoke. http://www.davehitt.com/facts/badforbiz.html. http://www.smokersclub.com/banloss3.htm.

Carolyn Walkup. "Industry opposition wanes as legislatures continue to mull smoking ban proposals. " Nation's Restaurant News  14 Jan. 2008: 4,50. ABI/INFORM Global. ProQuest.  Hagerty Library.  12 Mar. 2008 <http://www.proquest.com/>

VOA NEWS: FRANCE INSTITUTES SMOKING BAN IN RESTAURANTS. " US Fed News Service, Including US State News [Washington, D.C.] 2 Jan. 2008, General Interest Module. ProQuest. Hagerty Library. 12 Mar. 2008 <http://www.proquest.com/> .
This site tells us about the smoking ban in Paris and how it is affecting the business of bars and restaurants. It talks about the fines that will be administered if anyone or a business is caught breaking the law.

"Fact Sheet Secondhand Smoke." Secondhand Smoke /OSH/ CDC. 1 Sep. 2006. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 15 Feb. 2008 <http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/Factsheets/SecondhandSmoke.htm>.
This site gives information about secondhand smoke from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

"Secondhand Smoke." ACS::Secondhand Smoke. 25 Oct. 2007. American Cancer Society Inc. 15 Feb. 2008 <http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_2X_Secondhand_Smoke-Clean_Indoor_Air.asp>.
This site is a fact sheet, curtsy of the American Cancer Society, about the effects of secondhand smoke.

"Secondhand Smoke Facts." Division of Periodontology:Tobacco Use Cessation Program. 19 June 2007. University of Minnesota. 15 Feb. 2008 <http://www1.umn.edu/perio/tobacco/secondhandsmoke.html>.
A site from the Division of Periodontology at the University of Minnesota about the effects of secondhand smoke on adults, children, and pregnant women.

"Smoking and Health Issues." Philip Morris USA-Smoking and Health Issues-Secondhand Smoke. 2008. Philip Morris USA. 15 Feb. 2008 <http://www.philipmorrisusa.com/en/health_issues/secondhand_smoke.asp>.
Philip Morris USA provides information about how smoking and secondhand smoke can effect the health of a person.

"Cigarette Smoking Statistics." American Heart Association. 2008. American Heart Assn. 2 Mar. 2008 <http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4559>.
This website contains information on not just smoking, but anything concerning the human heart. Therefore it is not a biased source. The information used on this website was taken from statistics from a 2005 survey posted by the AHA.

Greene, Alan. "Allergy." DrGreene Content. 29 July 2002. 3 Mar. 2008 <http://www.drgreene.org/body.cfm?id=21&action=detail&ref=1288>.
Dr. Greene is a website that is for all medical conditions. This information used for this website is also not biased because it is not a website that is takes a position on smoking and second-hand smoke.

Hall, John. “Act Now to Prevent Cigarette Fire Deaths.” 4 May 2005. NFPA. <http://firesafecigarettes.org/itemDetail.asp?categoryID=37&itemID=1222&URL=In the news/Testimony>.
This site talks about a testimony, about cigarette induced fires, was presented to the Massachusetts House.

“Ventilation.” Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation, 2008. <http://www.no-smoke.org/getthefacts.php?dp=d20>.
This site is dedicated to all the non smokers, but this particular article is about ventilation.

 

 

 

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