Archive - Environment

Pescatarian

October 20 2 Comments Category: Environment, Health, Pescatarian

It has been one month now since Butterfinger and I decided to forgo partaking in various types of animal flesh, excluding fish.  I like to say that now I do not “eat anything with feelings”, but my sister brought it to my attention that lobsters have been shown to feel pain when submerged in pots [...]

Google Satellite Image of KU

Earlier this week, GeoEye-1, the world’s highest-resolution commercial satellite sponsored by Google, began taking high resolution photos.  The photo below of Kutztown University in Pennsylvania was the FIRST image taken by the newest Google-sponsored satellite.
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Ice Cream and Apple Juice

September 14 0 Comments Category: Environment, Freelance Writing, Health, News

Food manufacturers, listen up.  I really do not know why you think you have suddenly morphed into culinary ninjas slipping silently under the radar of the American people, and I just wanted to bring it to your attention that the subtle trickery is not fooling anyone.  We, the people of America, understand your problems.  We [...]

Pay for What You Weigh

I read an interesting article the other day titled, “The Obese Should Have to Pay More For Airline Tickets“, written by Newsweek. The article brings up a lot of good points about our carbon footprint, pointing out the fact that our carbon footprint is different depending on our body size. In the article the [...]

Southern California Earthquake

I missed the earthquake, AGAIN!  Instead of sitting at home in our computer chairs, like we normally are on a Tuesday morning, we were out running errands, and pointlessly debating whether or not to bring checked bags with us on our trip.  I have not spoken to anyone yet in my area that felt the [...]