A new study had concluded that vegetarians are less healthy than omnivores: Nutrition and Health – The Association between Eating Behavior and Various Health Parameters: A Matched Sample Study Nathalie T. Burkert*, Johanna Muckenhuber, Franziska Großschadl, Eva Rasky, Wolfgang Freidl Institute of Social Medicine and Epidemiology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria Abstract Population-based studies have […]
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Vegetarians Are Less Healthy
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California Zero Water Allocation
Though much of the United States has been experiencing a cold, high precipitation winter, California has had extreme drought and fire conditions. The State Water Project announced the state reservoir will “effectively be closed for business.” “This is the most serious drought we’ve faced in modern times,” Felicia Marcus, chairwoman of the State Water Resources […]
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Foraging For Food in the Winter
Winter foraging can be one of the toughest challenges; however, if you do a little preparation in the fall, the buried treasures will yield healthy results. Find out more from the Guide To Edible Plants’ Foraging for Food in the Winter. Chives, Garlic Greens, Mint, Carrot Greens, Parsley Winter-Food-Foraging-Mint-Parsley-Garlic-West-Chester-Pennsylvania.mp4 scavenging-for-scallions-foraging-for-food.mp4
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The President’s Climate Change Action Plan
President Obama released his action plan to deal with global warming. Coal company stocks were hammered on the news. PRESIDENT OBAMA’S CLIMATE ACTION PLAN “We, the people, still believe that our obligations as Americans are not just to ourselves, but to all posterity. We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the […]
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Climate Change Pearls of Wisdom
Learn more about global warming. World Oceans Month Brings Mixed News for Oysters by the National Science Foundation Ocean acidification inhibits shell formation, but interventions at hatcheries may offset some effects, scientists find In World Oceans Month, there’s mixed news for the Pacific Northwest oyster industry. For the past several years, it has struggled with […]
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Are Bio-fuels Worse for the Environment?
by Daniel Brouse The Membrane Domain Q: Are bio-fuels, ethanol, and re-cycled restaurant oils worse for the environment? A: Yes. The more volatile nature and ozone emissions used as a fossil fuel substitute appear to be much more harmful to the environment than fossil fuels. Though fossil fuels need to be eliminated as soon as […]
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Grasshoppers Pump-up the Volume for Sex
What do grasshoppers do to deal with human’s noise pollution? PARIS – For city grasshoppers, noise just isn’t cricket. Loud traffic drowns out the song the male grasshopper makes, rubbing a toothed file on his hind legs against a protruding vein on his front wings, to lure a mate. But, German biologists have discovered, […]
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Sweet Find: Space Sugar Discovered
NASA — The prospects for life in the Universe just got sweeter, with the first discovery of a simple sugar molecule in space. The discovery of glycolaldehyde in a giant cloud of gas and dust near the center of our own Milky Way Galaxy was made by scientists using the National Science Foundation’s 12 Meter […]
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When the World Burned Less
More On Climate Change In the years after Columbus’ voyage, burning of New World forests and fields diminished significantly – a phenomenon some have attributed to decimation of native populations by European diseases. But a new University of Utah-led study suggests global cooling resulted in fewer fires because both preceded Columbus in many regions worldwide. […]
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Australia Carbon Tax
On July 1, 2012 Australia will impose a price on carbon emissions. A price on carbon is the most environmentally effective and economically efficient way to reduce pollution. This means our economy can continue to prosper – without our pollution continuing to grow. The Government’s plan for a clean energy future includes four key components. […]
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