More on the Horror that is Fiji Water
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009I’ve blogged in the past about why people should not buy Fiji Water. Now a report from Mother Jones shows you another even bigger set of reasons why you should never buy the product. It talks about how the dictators who allow their people to suffer through typhoid outbreaks due to a tainted water supply, [...]
Ten Lies About Global Warming – From Your Elected Officials
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009People out there are ramping up the lies about human caused global warming. The industries that would be most affected by the recent legislation proposed by the Obama administration are trying to scare and deceive the American public and are actively funding anti-global warming nonsense. One of the leaders in the science-based truth bearers is [...]
The Tide Is Turning – Hotel Chains Going Green
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009The green revolution was always in my opinion, a movement that was going to gain momentum not just because it was the right thing to do but because it was also the smart economic way to go. This article is another example of how businesses are realizing that greening themselves is economically beneficial. In today’s [...]
Icecap.us, Just Who Are These Global Warming Denialists
Monday, April 13th, 2009I just love it when people tell me that global warming is a sham and point to groups of so-called scientists to back up their claims such as the bunch from icecap.us. Being the eternal skeptic myself, I decided to find out who the people are at icecap so I looked over the list of adviser’s and [...]
DNA Testing – Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Thursday, April 9th, 2009DNA testing is the latest fad to hit the health market. Companies like Navigenics are selling test kits that will supposedly tell you if you have increased risks for developing a number of diseases like Alzheimer’s, breast cancer, cardiovascular disease, macular degeneration and many more. From there, you can make the appropriate lifestyle changes that [...]
More Disturbing Evidence of Global Warming
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009This weeks issue of the highly respected journal Science, will have a disturbing report on the effect of global warming on the world’s forests. A preview is found here from CNN. Scientists have been looking at the forests for a 50 year period and as Phillip van Mantgem the lead author of the study says, [...]
Not All CFL Bulbs Are The Same
Monday, January 19th, 2009I recently received a newsletter from the Environmental Working Group, a lobby group for the environment in Washington D.C., which had some very important information in it. There is a lot of talk about the use of compact fluorescent light-bulbs but there is a problem with some of them because of excessive mercury. Which ones [...]
Another Set of Tips on Being Greener
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009With the new Administration of President Barack Obama about to take office, it is our hope that a change will be made from decisions being made based on an agenda to one based on fact. Science has shown what kind of a global mark humans have made on our environment but the U.S. government has [...]
No Global Warming – No Holocaust, Cigarettes Are Not Addictive and Other Lies
Friday, January 9th, 2009Having just watched the History Channel show Last Days on Earth, I heard a beautiful yet disturbing way of describing global warming denialists; when you want to talk about the Holocaust of WWII, do you bring out people who deny that it happened even though it did? Well, when it comes to global warming, thats [...]
More Bad News About Bisphenol A
Monday, December 8th, 2008I know, I’m piling on BPA, but darn it, bisphenol A deserves a beat down. Every month I find yet another article in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives that shows how it affects human health but this article about BPA and chemotherapy deserves a recognition. Seems that BPA can interfere with the effect of chemo [...]
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