Team Alaska

A bill to tax unhealthy foods in the United States of America.

Team Florida

A bill to promote the use of eco-friendly vehicles that run on alternative fuels for the general population of the United States by 2020.

Team Connecticut P2

A bill to reduce air pollution by emissions trading.

Larissa Shipman: Team Arkansas P2

Larissa Shipman
Team Arkansas
P2

A Bill to institute a system whereby covicts can enlist in the armed forces to get their sentence reduced.

Team Colorado

A bill to ban the purchase of all products made in sweat-shops.

ALABAMA!

A bill to lower the drinking age to 16.

Team Arizona

Thesis - A bill to allow the purchase of contraceptives with a certified physician's consent at any age.

Team Delaware

A BILL

to ban all toys included in meals from all fast food chains.

Team Alabama

We looked for another topic the whole period! We used the Opposing Viewpoints website!

team arkansas P2

http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/ovic/ViewpointsDetailsPage/ViewpointsDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Viewpoints&prodId=OVIC&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CEJ3010108406&mode=view

http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/ovic/ViewpointsDetailsPage/ViewpointsDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Viewpoints&prodId=OVIC&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CEJ3010108406&mode=view#Alternatives_Do_Not_Work

Larissa did the blogspot and conjugated the work to her team mates
Marlon found the links
Sarah took some notes
Ben was absent
:D

Team Colorado

Today we discussed our topic, which is a ban on products made in sweatshops. We also did a little bit of research on our topic.

http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/ovic/ViewpointsDetailsPage/ViewpointsDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Viewpoints&prodId=OVIC&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE|EJ3010144252&mode=view

http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/ovic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Reference&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=GALE|00000000LVZ8&documentId=GALE|PC3021900163&mode=view

These are two pages that we looked at today.

-Kathleen
-Linh
-Cherie
-Jonathan

Team Delaware (doing)

Rhodan: Look at college stuffs and McDonalds
Andrea: Look up websites for McDonalds and obesity
Christine: Look up websites and getting ideas from old bill
San: Coming up ideas for the bill and title


WEB:
moneywatch.com
greenwala.com

Team Arizona - No Age Limit On Contraceptives

Edward - Research and discuss cons
Johnson - Research and discuss pros & cons
Marina - Research and discuss pros & cons
Jennifer - Research and discuss pros & cons

We looked for age limit, laws, and different types of contraceptives.

http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2009/03/24/think-twice-about-plan-b

http://articles.cnn.com/2009-04-30/health/galanos.plan.b_1_pill-prescription-abortion-without-parental-notification?_s=PM:HEALTH

http://www.ehow.com/about_4655036_can-someone-plan-b-pill.html

http://www.ehow.com/about_5501740_plan-symptoms.html

Team Alabama

Lowering the drinking age limit.

TEAM ARIZONA

Topic - No age limit on contraceptives!


Don't worry we will protect our borders :D

Team Connecticut P2

Topic: To limit global warming by instituting a mandatory shut down day every four years for fossil fuel, oil, and gas companies.

Larissa Shipman: Team Arkansas P2

Larissa Shipman
Team Arkansas
P2

People that go to jail on a low/federal offense for a short period of time can choose whether they want to stay in jail or they can serve half their time of sentance in the military.

De Alarik Ojeda, Team Connecticut

Topic: To limit global warming, factories or plants would have a limit to emit pollutants, but they could transfer emissions permits which they hold as credit.

Links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emissions_trading
http://www.epa.gov/capandtrade/

Ikaika Steffens: Researched Cap and Trade.
De Alarik Ojeda: Posted blog and researched information for global warming.

Team Alaska

We are choosing: "Taxing unhealthy food" for our topic.

We sat around and debated on what our topic should be.

Team Florida

Our topic: Everyone has to drive a car that doesn't run completely on "traditional" petroleum fuel. (Driving hybrids.. electric cars.. Or cars that run on alternative fuels)

Links;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_fuel_vehicle
http://www.state.gov/m/a/c8503.htm

Nabila; Set up google doc + research
Kristine; Set up blog + research
Anthony; Research
Khoa; Research

Team Delware

Topic: Ban McDonald's toys.

Team Colorado Anti-Sweatshop

We are Team COLORADO and our topic is "Anti-Sweatshop"