JUNE 19, 2010

Full News Archive

• Headline: Gulf Oil Spill: A Historical Perspective. Impact: The Gulf Spill set off an environmental outcry that led to an increase in eco-friendly products, which ironically, are often packaged in non-recyclable materials. Thanks, BP!. Fact: The Gulf of Mexico is now home to more oil slicks than fish. A true testament to human ingenuity!.
• Headline: Hogwarts Attraction Opens at Universal Orlando. Impact: Hogwarts' theme park opened the floodgates for a generation of adults to embrace their inner child, resulting in an unprecedented rise in wand sales and cosplay at office parties.. Fact: Fun fact: The only thing scarier than a Dementor is a person dressed as one at an office Halloween party. It's all fun and games until someone loses a soul!.
• Headline: A Marine, a Mosque, a Question. Impact: The mosque controversy fueled national debates about religious freedom, inadvertently paving the way for a surge in 'freedom of speech' t-shirts that no one actually reads.. Fact: Staten Island: where the only thing more contentious than a mosque is the debate over whether to serve pizza with pineapple..
• Headline: A Tricky Balance for Oil-State Politicians. Impact: The cozy relationship between oil-state politicians and big energy companies set the stage for future environmental policies that resemble a game of Twister: left foot on fossil fuels, right foot on renewable energy.. Fact: Did you know that politicians are like oil? They're often sticky, usually not great for the environment, and you probably don't want to spill them on your clean shirt..