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January 2010 Blog Posts (7)
Major Antarctic glacier at risk of major collapse - is 'past its tipping point'
Collapse of glaciers into the ocean causes sea level rise. The melting of sea ice does not cause sea level… Continue
Added by David Herron on January 14, 2010 at 8:22pm — 3 Comments
Save A Cow, Save The Planet
Dr Thorpe added that while CO2 emissions have increased by 31 per cent in the past 250 years, methane has increased by 149 per cent over the same period.
Farm animals create methane emissions in 2 ways. Animals like cows, sheep and goats are ruminants, which means that they are grass-eaters.and during their normal… Continue
Added by Rebecca on January 13, 2010 at 5:23am — 3 Comments
A Cow Story
Cows have eaten grass ever since the first cows walked the face of the Earth. This is because they are ruminants. Ruminants eat GRASS. Their digestive systems are designed specifically to digest GRASS.
What happens when you feed a ruminant grains? They gain weight really fast. That’s also what happens when you eat a… Continue
Petrochemicals: The Real Weapons of Mass Destruction: Part I
Added by Rebecca on January 2, 2010 at 3:40pm — 5 Comments
Petrochemicals: The Real Weapons of Mass Destruction Part II: Our Plastic Planet
All plastic products are made from petrochemicals. As the name implies, a main ingredient in petrochemicals is OIL.
The average American uses 290 pounds of plastic every year.
Every hour Americans use and discard 2.5 million plastic bottles, totaling 22 billion a year.
According to Greenpeace, of the 25 billion pounds of plastic the US produces each year just 1 billion is… Continue
Added by Rebecca on January 2, 2010 at 3:38pm — No Comments
Petrochemicals: The Real Weapons of Mass Destruction, Part III: The High Cost of Fake Food
Which do you choose?
We have already discussed the fact… Continue
Added by Rebecca on January 2, 2010 at 3:37pm — 2 Comments
Petrochemicals, The Real Weapons of Mass Destruction: Part IV: Save The Children
Phthalates make perfumes stick around longer so they’re in just about everything scented. Scented candles, air fresheners, cleaners, you name it. Phthalates can interfere with the normal sexual development of a fetus or infant. Studies have linked phthalate exposure in infants, especially males, to reduced testosterone and reproductive defects.… Continue
Added by Rebecca on January 2, 2010 at 3:35pm — No Comments
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