In the news…
So many topics we have studied are in the news. Are you noticing? Here are a few recent headlines:
Bottled Water Boom Appears Tapped Out – washingtonpost.com
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/12/AR2009081203074.html
Australians Ban Bottled Water
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/09/australians-ban-bottled-w_n_228678.html
Common Weedkiller Turns Male Frogs into Females
http://planetark.org/wen/56952
Why Does a Salad Cost More than a Big Mac (about US subsidies for food):
http://flowingdata.com/2010/03/12/challenge-lets-do-something-with-these-3-d-pyramids/
Battle Over Ivory, Tuna Expected at Wildlife Meeting:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124592439&sc=17&f=1007
Rapid Rise in Seed Prices Draws U.S. Scrutiny (about GMOs):
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/business/12seed.html?sudsredirect=true
U.S. Drinking Water Widely Contaminated:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=tap-drinking-water-contaminants-pollutants
Hope everyone gets some rest and has a great spring break!
