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You may not think about whether the air you breath is clean before you take a breath of it, but maybe you should. Especially if you live in any of the following states listed in a recent report published by The Environmental Integrity Project. What is this report about, you ask? Essentially, it is about [...]
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Tensions are high in South Korea as North Korea digs tunnels at a site where it has already launched two nuclear tests, reports Reuters. The digging suggests that North Korea may be about to launch a third nuclear test. Now, I don’t know about you but I don’t know the difference between a nuclear test [...]
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A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook New Zealand’s South Island this afternoon reports the Huffington Post. Early reports suggest that at least 65 people have been killed in the quake and over 100 people are thought to be trapped in the rubble. The quake was so strong that it caused buildings and roadways to collapse. [...]
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This debate has been raging for years, however new research claims there is no evidence that radiation from cellphones cause cancer. The Washington Post reports that researchers from the Institute of Occupational Medicine in Edinburg and Drexel University studied the radio frequencies emitted by cellphones to determine if they can in fact cause brain cancer. [...]
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The Huffington Post is reporting that the House of Representatives voted to block the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases. I don’t mean to force my opinion on anyone, but I don’t think this is a good idea. I thought the EPA was set up for this very purpose – to regulate the environmental [...]
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Canada’s plans to increase the production and exportation of asbestos at the Jeffrey Mine, the world’s largest asbestos mine, has incited outrage among citizens, activists, physicians, and public health workers, according to AOL News. Asbestos is a known human carcinogen that is estimated to kill hundreds of thousands of people every year. So, why in [...]
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According to CNN, a 3.8 magnitude earthquake struck central Arkansas this morning. The quake was centralized near the town of Greenbrier. Apparently this is the third earthquake to strike the area within the past 24 hours. Stay tuned for more. UPDATE: Another earthquake struck Arkansas late Sunday night, February 27, 2011. The quake registered as [...]
Continue readingThe whaling activists of the Sea Shepherd scored a big win against Japanese whalers during this season’s campaign, according to the Huffington Post. Japanese whalers announced that whaling has been suspended since February 10th due to the invasive acts of the Sea Shepherd activists. The whale hunts, which Japan says are for scientific purposes, are [...]
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Here we go again. More dead fish have washed ashore, but this time, the dead fish washed up in Florida. According to the Huffington Post, the fish died from lack of oxygen. The officials say this type of fish [menhaden] is especially prone to dying from a lack of oxygen when they swim closer to [...]
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According to The Guardian, a category five cyclone named Yasi struck North Queensland around midnight (their time) leaving over a hundred thousand residents without power. Prior to the storm, many residents sought shelter in various evacuation centers, while many others did whatever they could to leave town. After plenty of warnings to leave vulnerable and [...]
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