The Communists are beginning to worry aloud about the tens of thousands of “freedom leaflets” spilled from huge plastic balloons wafted over their lands from the West. Western Europeans are ...

When helium filled balloons are handed out at public events, they usually come with a piece of string or ribbon attached. The attachment is either tied into the knot, or secured with a plastic disk.

Environmental advocates and lawmakers spoke in favor of a bill that would ban the sale, import, or distribution of helium ...

The city of Coronado is set to vote Tuesday on a proposed ban of plastics that could become one of the toughest in the state.

This leaves an area of positive charge in the desk near the plastic. The negative plastic and the positive area of the desk attract. When the balloon is rubbed on hair or clothes, electrons move onto ...