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March 26, 2008
Keep Your Genitalia Out of the Mississippi
Workers at Stolthaven New Orleans LLC dumped almost half a million gallons of a chemical called fluorosilicic acid into the Mississippi River. Emergency personnel wore respirators and hazmat suits. The Coast Guard kept all vessels out of the contaminated area until midnight. The Mississippi, grand olde river of yore and legend, is one of the [...]
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March 20, 2008
Farm Raised Fish Not So Safe
Farmed salmon contains higher levels of many other persistent pollutants. An influential study published last year showed that PCBs are just one family in a complex mixture of persistent pollutants that appear to concentrate in farmed salmon. The Canadian scientists found that farmed salmon tissue contained significantly higher levels of 151 out of the 158 [...]
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March 19, 2008
Man Murdered for Reporting Illegal Logging
While you are reading this article, more than 150 acres of rainforest will be destroyed. After reporting a truck loaded with mahogany illegally logged from the Amazon rainforest, Don Julio García Agapito, a Peruvian authority who worked to protect forests, was murdered by Amancion Jacinto Maque, an illegal timber operator, on February 26, 2008. He [...]
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March 19, 2008
Top 11 Toxic Seafoods to Avoid
These days when you eat fish, it’s a guessing game as to whether it’s actually good for you. Aside from food poisoning, there’s the issue of which fish are the most toxic. Several popular fish are laden with toxic substances thanks to widespread pollution of oceans, streams, rivers, lakes and creeks. When you eat a [...]
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March 17, 2008
Alert: Carcinogen Found in Organic Shampoo
Although organic shampoos are light years better than the typical chemical compounds that most people use on their hair and body, it’s rather disturbing to discover that some of the top natural shampoos contain a cancer-causing substance. According to the Organic Consumers Association: A newly released study commissioned by the Organic Consumers Association (OCA), a [...]
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March 12, 2008
George Clooney: Acting Speaks Louder Than Words
Acting speaks louder than words. What makes someone attractive? Some say it’s looks. Others say it’s charm. Still others say it’s whether the object of your desire chooses a Prius over a Jaguar. Environmentally speaking, some of the top actors are looking more attractive every day. Who are they? What are they doing to save [...]
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March 8, 2008
Cell Phone Drivers vs Drunks
What is the human brain capable of? Can it be split in two, fully capable of having awareness in two realities at once? Hardly. So when someone’s on his/her cell phone while driving, something’s gotta give. Now research has shown that there’s no difference between being drunk while driving and talking on a cell phone [...]
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March 8, 2008
Killed in Your Shower?
Maybe it’s not as apparently scary as the Psycho scene, but if you don’t have a water filter, your shower could be killing you. The main culprit is chlorine. While chlorine is good at killing germs, you should know that it’s a poisonous substance to living creatures, including you and your family. What’s worse is [...]
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March 7, 2008
Arab Oil Equals Female Abuse?
UCLA political scientist Michael Ross tells us that much of the gender inequality in the Middle East relative to the rest of the world can be explained not by traditional Islam, but by the presence of oil. When ruling elites and governments can get rich quick by exporting oil (or natural gas, or even tropical [...]
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March 5, 2008
McCain Kisses Exxon's Gass
If you’re looking for an environmentally friendly, earth friendly, health conscious president, think twice about John McCain. He fails miserably in more than one department. Mr. Straight Talk voted against requiring double-hulled tankers after the biggest oil spill in history. You’re likely aware that the notorious Exxon Valdez case is back in court yet again. [...]
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