- “Plastic Bags: To Ban or Not to Ban?” http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/plastic-bags-to-ban-or-not-to-ban/2555541.html
- “Plastic-Bag Bans Gaining Momentum Around the World” (by John Roach, National Geographic News, April 4, 2008) http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/04/080404-plastic-bags_2.html
- “Ten Cents a Bag? That’s About Right” (By: Editorial Board of New York Times April 7, 2014) http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/08/opinion/ten-cents-a-bag-thats-about-right.html
- Responses written back to the New York Times editors: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/14/opinion/paying-extra-for-a-plastic-bag-for-your-groceries. html?_r=1
- “Debate: Should schools require kids to bring in eco-friendly lunches?” http://www.sps186.org/ downloads/basic/428686/Debate!%20%7C%20TIME%20For%20Kids%20School%20lunch%20.html
- “Haiti says No to Plastic” (By Jared Brenes, Scholastic News, October 10 , 2012) http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3757606
- “Is it Time to Bag the Plastic?” by Elizabeth Rosenthal http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/sunday-review/should-america-bag-the-plastic-bag. html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
- “Tiny Plastic, Big Problem” by Alison Pearce Stevens https://student.societyforscience.org/article/tiny-plastic-big-problem
- “Why Should We Not Ban Plastic Bags” http://greenliving.lovetoknow.com/Why_Should_We_Not_Ban_Plastic_Bags
- “Why is Everyone Worried About Global Warming?” by Margaret Anderson (Ask Magazine, April 2008—entire issue is about Global Warming)
- “Should Cities Ban Plastic Bags?” http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10000872396390444165804578006832478712400
- “Science at Work: Oceanographer—Erik Van Sebille” by Lela Nargi (interview with scientist who studies trash in oceans) (Odyssey Magazine, Nov/Dec. 2014)
- “Reasons for Not Banning Plastic Bags” https://infogr.am/Reasons-for-banningnot-banning-pastic-bags
- (video) “Paper or Plastic: Which hurt the environment more? (Discovery News, December 19, 2013)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhmg6l_WNSE - “California Becomes First State to Ban Plastic Bags” by Katy Steinmetz http://time.com/3449887/california-plastic-bag-ban/
- “Grocery Store Bans Plastic Bags” http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/newsforyou/pdfs/newsforyou086.pdf