Scientists Suggest Alternative Source of Arsenic Contamination by: www.scidev.net

http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/31/scientists-suggest-alternative-source-of-arsenic-contamination.html

Picture:
This picture shows woman going to retreive water in southern and eastern Asia. They have to walk a long way just for that little bucket of water.
Summary:
In the Bengal Basin more than 60 million people are effected from arsenic contamination. Scientists are trying to find the source of this problem. If they find the source they will be able to dig wells where arsenic is not found. Some believe that this may be coming from manmade ponds. They think that they may be seeping arsenic into the groundwater. Some scientists however, think that the ponds may be flushing out the arsenic and reducing contamination.
Opinion/Reflection:
I am supprised that this issue isn't looked at more seriously. I think that this is a huge problem and could get alot worse if something is not done. I think that once scientists find the source of arsenic it will not be hard to find a way to stop this deadly contamination.
Questions:
1) What do you think could be done to stop this?
2) Where do you expect the arsenic is coming from?
3) Do you think that scientists should be working alot harder to find a way to solve this problem?

EPA Recognizes Maryland Panera Bread as New Green Power Partner

Panera bread, commonly known for its bread bowl soup has been recently recognized for going green to help put an end to local and global pollution. The E.P.A. (environmental Protection Agency) has listed Panera Bread's 35 locations in Maryland as one of the top green powered purchase among retailers. It may not sound like much of an accplomplishment, but for a resturant thats pretty good. Panera's purchase of more than 11 million killowatts hours for its 35 locations in maryland is the same as avoiding exsaust fumes from 1,400 cars or saving the amount of electricity used from 800 homes. Panera's also purchasing enough wind energy and renewable electricity cirtiffacates for 100 percent of it's electricity use.

Overall I think that what Panera Bread is doing is just taking another step towards a cleaner world and I hope to see that it spreads throught the nation hitting all of its locations and inspiring many other chain resturants to do the same.

1. Do you think having " Green Fast Food Resturants" is a reachable goal.

2. What are the downfalls of making a resturant "Green".

3. To you what is more important, inventing electric non-pollutant cars or spreading the word of "Green" resturants.