Current Events Archive
Week 6 - May 7-13, 2006
Dozens of penguins die, smothered in oil by Associated Press (msnbc, May 12th)
About 100 penguins have died from being coated in oil off the coast of Argentina. The source of the oil is unknown.
(Submitted at 9:14 PM on 5/13/06 by Alicia Beckerman)
Grizzly-polar bear hybrid found by Associated Press (CNN.com, Thursday, May 11, 2006)
A grizzly/polar bear hybrid has been found in Canada.
(Submitted at 8:09 PM on 5/13/06 by Alicia Beckerman)
Invasive zebra mussels eradicated in Virginia quarry by Associated Press (CNN.com, Friday, May 12, 2006)
Zebra Mussles have been eradicated out of one lake, which shows promise for other small lakes.
(Submitted at 8:03 PM on 5/13/06 by Alicia Beckerman)
A clean-air plan of our own by The Winnipeg sun (The Winnipegsun, May 7, 2006)
This article talks about why some industrialized countries do dot want to sign kyoto's Protocol. Trying to meet Kyoto's expectations, will pretty much shutdown the economy.
(Submitted at 5:38 PM on 5/7/06 by Felipe)
13 Ways of Looking at an Ivory-Billed Woodpecker by Jack Hitt (NY Times, May 7, 2006)
This Article talks about the Ivory-Billed woodpecker that scientists believed to be extinct.
(Submitted at 4:23 PM on 5/7/06 by Felipe)