Dec 21st, 2008 · Investigators are at Denver International Airport this morning, combing through the charred remains of a 737 that slid off a runway into a ravine last night and burst into flames. Denver fire department officials said the entire right side of the plane was destroyed by a fire so intense that melted plastic from the overhead compartments dripped onto the seats. Amazingly, every one of the 107 passengers and five crew members survived. Guest host Alison Stewart talks to Denver International Airport communications director Jeff Green about the accident.
Keywords: director · accidents · survive · passengers · destroyed · Denver · plastic · runways · investigators · compartments · Denver International Airport · Alison Stewart
Dec 8th, 2008 · Prices are plummeting for recycled materials such as plastic and paper. Cities that used to earn revenues for those commodities are now paid a lot less, not at all — or have to pay to get them hauled away. Municipal transfer stations say they'll continue to recycle as long as it costs less to truck the stuff to recyclers, rather than to put it in landfills. Nancy Cohen reports for member station WNPR.
Keywords: Municipal · revenue · Landfill · cities · commodities · plastic · Recycled · Nancy Cohen · WNPR
Nov 19th, 2008 · You'll soon be seeing volunteers for The Salvation Army out with their red kettles, asking for donations. They've had trouble before because so many people only have plastic on hand. Now, five bell-ringers in El Paso County, Colo., will be the first to accept credit and debit cards along with coins and bills. So if you just never seem to have any spare change on hand — consider that excuse a ghost of Christmas past.
Keywords: army · volunteers · Colo · donations · Christmas · plastic · Kettle · Ringers · salvation · The Salvation Army · El Paso County
Sep 17th, 2008 · The Food and Drug Administration defended Tuesday the controversial compound found in plastic baby bottles and in food packaging. A major study has linked bisphenol A to possible risks of heart disease and diabetes.
Keywords: FDA · Food · Drug Administration · disease · Health · package · plastic · Diabetics · Bisphenol
Sep 16th, 2008 · Adults with high exposure levels to BPA, a common plastics chemical found in everything from baby bottles to food containers, were more than twice as likely to report having diabetes or heart disease. The study's findings will be discussed at an FDA hearing Tuesday.
Keywords: FDA · Food · disease · exposure · Chemical · adult · plastic · Diabetics · BPA
Aug 29th, 2008 · As soon as Barack Obama's speech was over, scavengers got to work. More than 80,000 people had jammed Denver's football stadium to watch Obama make history by becoming the first black man to be nominated for president by a major political party. Speech-goers picked up anything they could get their hands on — political signs, plastic cups and confetti.
Keywords: politics · speech · president · history · football · Denver · Treasure · plastic · scavengers · Obama · stadium · Barack Obama
Aug 22nd, 2008 · Despite the slow U.S. economy, consumers are putting their cash into all things green. New York-based Eco-Bags makes reusable shopping bags. Sales doubled last year; they're set to do so again this year. One small company is profiting from America's growing distaste for the plastic bag.
Keywords: Economy · York · company · America · Consumers · plastic · distasteful · Eco Bags
Aug 17th, 2008 · Airsoft guns are the hottest new type of toy replica guns. They shoot lightweight plastic BBs and are designed to look as real as possible — so real that police, teachers and parents often can't tell the difference.
Keywords: CA · Teachers · plastic · B.B · replica · Airsoft
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