George Cardenas, who is City Council Health Committee chairman, revived his Chicago sweetened-beverage tax proposal. The tax would apply to drinks with at least 5 grams of sugar per 12 ounces. A two-liter bottle of pop would go up by about 68 cents, a six-pack of 12-ounce cans would see a 72-cent increase and a 24-can case of soda a $2.88 bump.
The Caspian Sea is the largest lake in the world by volume. It is also thought to be one of only a handful of ancient lakes on earth.It is generally believed that about 90 percent of all the world's sturgeons swim in the Caspian Sea.he Caspian Sea is the largest lake in the world by volume. It is also thought to be one of only a handful of ancient lakes on earth.
The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. It has a surface area of 371,000 square kilometers (143,244 sq mi) and a volume of 78,200 cubic kilometers (18,761 cu mi).ike the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, the Caspian Sea is a remnant of the Tethys Ocean. It became landlocked about 5.5 million years ago due to continental drift. The Caspian owes what reduced salinity it has to its origins as a remnant of the World Ocean.