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Joe Mohr in Fun / Offbeat 372 days ago
With all the news (and common sense) about the harmful effects of various weed killers, I’d like to arm our readers with a free, earth-friendly weed killer. Scroll down to access your free, earth- friendly weed killer. Yep, it’s your hands. I am arming you with your own hands. The thumb and index finger can… Read More…
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Allison Boyer in Health 406 days ago
Yesterday, TIME magazine reported that pollution isnt just bad for your health – it is also linked with lower IQs in children. The study, which was published by the journal Pediatrics found that mothers who gave birth after living in places with high pollution have, on average, children with IQ scores that are four points… Read More…
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Timothy B. Hurst in Action & Activism 419 days ago
US’ oldest environmental group launches social network for hikers You’ve heard of trail networks, well how about the network, Trails? Sierra Club Trails, that is. Don’t feel bad if you haven’t because it’s brand new. On Thursday, The Sierra Club launched what is being billed as the world’s first-ever comprehensive hiking wiki. Like other wikis,… Read More…
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China’s latest approach to controlling their population may be to sell Hummers…umm, read on…
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Jennifer Lance in Health 578 days ago
On January 28, 2009, the Indonesian Ulemas Council issued a fatwa, a religious edict, forbidding all Muslims from practicing yoga that includes meditation and chanting. The council is not a government entity, but it receives funding from the Ministry of Religion. The fatwa is an attempt to influence morality in Indonesia, but yoga class attendance… Read More…
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Amy Bell in Fun / Offbeat 578 days ago
Eco-anxiety: the growing anguish experienced by someone who can’t handle the thought that they are in any way contributing to global warming, species extinction, depleting natural resources, and the like. Does this sound like you? If so, maybe it’s time to seek eco-therapy. Some experts say all the worst-case scenario/gloom and doom type stories about… Read More…
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Dave Harcourt in Environmental & Climate Science 584 days ago
A study of the change in life expectancy in the USA in concludes that the change in air cleanliness has increased life expectancy by 21 weeks or significantly less than half a year. The question is, with today’s life expectancy of 78 years, what kind of return on investment is this over and above than the… Read More…
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Investigations at the University of Porto show that marinating beef in red wine or beer may reduce the levels of potentially cancer-promoting compounds in cooked meat. Using beer or red wine marinades reduced the level of heterocyclic amines in pan fried beef by up to 88 per cent. Heterocyclic amines, formed during the browning of meat and… Read More…
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A new study has researched how city life affects your brain. The results: Just being in an urban environment, they have found, impairs our basic mental processes. After spending a few minutes on a crowded city street, the brain is less able to hold things in memory, and suffers from reduced self-control…Natural settings, in contrast,… Read More…
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A new study published in the journal “Minerva Cardioangiologica” finds that Pycnogenol, an extract of French maritime pine bark, reduces the symptoms of jetlag. According to the Environment News Service, “Pycnogenol lowered symptoms of jetlag such as fatigue, headaches, insomnia and brain swelling in both healthy people and hypertensive patients.” French maritime pine bark extract… Read More…
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Jeff McIntire-Strasburg in Fun / Offbeat 678 days ago
From lubricants to condoms to things that go “bzzzz,” Planet Green has the lowdown…
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Freshman entering the University of New England and Ripon College are given free bikes if they promise to leave their cars at home. At Ripon College, 200 Trek mountain bikes, helmets and locks were given to freshman that signed up for the program. Dr. David C. Joyce, Ripon’s president and competitive mountain biker, explained, “We… Read More…
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Adam Williams in Health 702 days ago
The Q Drum, developed in South Africa, is aiding water transportation for those in poorer nations with distances to trek just to gain this most basic resource. The design allows relatively easy towing of 50 liters of water across reasonably flat terrains. Sources: Green Upgrader Image: Q Drum
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California, the world’s sixth largest economy, is expected to grow as a result of a global warming law. AB32 requires a 25 percent cut in industrial greenhouse gases by 2020. Two new studies released by the California Air Resources Board claims the economy and public health will benefit from emissions reductions as a result of… Read More…
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40 lab rats were offered a choice between organic and conventional biscuits by Swiss and Austrian scientists. The rats preferred the organic biscuits, which makes you wonder if rats are smarter than humans. I guess next time you set a Havahart rat trap, you should place some organic food inside the cage. Via: Mother Earth… Read More…
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Fireworks displays create surges of pollutant ozone in lower levels of the atmosphere, where it is a respiratory irritant, greenhouse gas, and plant toxin. Some scientists believe fireworks are an “insignificant source of pollution”, because they occur infrequently; however, no source of greenhouse gases is insignificant considering our current climate crisis, not to mention the… Read More…
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Those extra pounds Americans are carrying around are causing climate change. Considering eating more food requires more agriculture production and transportation costs, obese people are contributing to food shortages and higher energy prices, according to the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. “We are all becoming heavier and it is a global responsibility,” said… Read More…
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Last month, the Brazilian government began producing condoms using rubber from trees in the Amazon in an effort to preserve the world’s largest rainforest and cut dependence on imported contraceptives to fight AIDS. Brazil’s first government-run condom factory will produce 100 million condoms a year from latex harvested in the Chico Mendes Reserve, named after… Read More…
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LifeStraw is a personal, portable water purifier developed to combat waterborne diseases, of which nearly 6,000 people die from each day. Forbes Magazine calls it, “One of the Ten Things that will Change the Way We Live”. Source: LifeStraw
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Gavin Hudson in Action & Activism 878 days ago
Springtime has arrived in the northern hemisphere. To the hippest of energy hipsters, that means cold shower season is here! I took my first cold shower of 2008 today after a run and found it refreshing and invigorating. Of course, showering cold isn’t only for greenies and energy genies. Roanne Weisman writes about some of… Read More…
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Cell phones could kill far more people than smoking or asbestos, suggests award-winning cancer expert Dr Vini Khurana. Dr. Khurana says people should avoid using mobile phones whenever possible, and governments must take “immediate steps” to reduce exposure to their radiation. He concludes that “there is a significant and increasing body of evidence for a… Read More…
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mcmilker in Health 902 days ago
New tests of 100 “natural” and “organic” soaps, shampoos and other consumer products show that nearly half of them contained a cancer-causing chemical that is a byproduct of petrochemicals used in manufacturing. Many items that tested positive for the carcinogen are well-known brands, including Kiss My Face, Alba, Seventh Generation and Nature’s Gate products, sold… Read More…
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A new study found traces of common drugs including: an anti-seizure medication, a mood stabilizer for treating bipolar disorders, ibuprofen and naproxen, and an antibiotic typically given to cattle in the water of 24 out of 28 US metropolitan areas. Most wastewater and drinking water treatment systems are incapable of removing those drugs. Some scientists… Read More…
