Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Green Bullets

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/03/04/green.bullets/index.html

This is an article about the potential hazards of lead bullets and the idea of switching to green bullets. These are bullets made without the toxic metal lead and instead are made with non-toxic metals like copper. The argument is that there is a possibility of the lead in bullets contaminating the environment and the meat from animals shot by these bullets. Hunters argue that there is no concrete evidence to suggest this and some scholars feel that the public should be informed of the possibility. Some feel that lead bullets shouldn't necessarily be banned, but rather phased out slowly.

I find it interesting that this article doesn't seem completely unbiased. I feel as if hunters and hunters' associations are being portrayed as a stubborn enemy while the scholars and people going green are justified and right.

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