Daily Archives: May 20, 2012

It’s plastic baby: Imagine every day like this

Ever wonder where all those plastic bottles end up?  A post on the Electric Treehouse Blog reports that of 31 billion bottles of water sold a year, only about 10% are recycled. That means that 27.9 billion plastic bottles end up … Continue reading

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1,100-foot fall causes first death of season on McKinley

Mount McKinley, North America’s highest peak, claimed its first climber for the 2012 climbing season. The climber, as yet unidentified,  fell 1,100 feet Friday after turning to retrieve a backpack that was sliding down a slope, Denali National Park officials … Continue reading

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