It takes brute force to wrest natural gas from the earth. Millions of gallons of chemical-laden water mixed with sand — under enough pressure to peel paint from a car — are pumped into the ground, pulverizing a layer of rock that holds billions of small bubbles of gas. The chemicals transform the fluid into […]
How Do Loud, Screaming, Repetitive TV, Video, or Radio Food Ads Interrupt Signals in Your Brain?
Could food addiction to the most addictive foods: meat, cheese, chocolate, and sugar be reinforced by sudden screams, sirens, and fast, repetitive clicking noises underlying the audio portion of TV and radio food advertisements? Is it possible that watching TV food ads that begin suddenly with no warning just a blast of loud screams or an ambulance siren […]
Ocean Flounders in Face of Heavy Carbon Emissions
According to a new study published in Science, the carbon dioxide content of the Earth’s oceans is causing an increase in the acidity of the water, with potentially fatal repercussions for marine life, including coral. “If we continue with business as usual and don’t cut carbon dioxide emissions,carbonate reefs will ultimately start to dissolve,” said […]
What’s the Real Cost of Exotic Water?
Posted by FindingDulcinea Staff Clever marketing and even professional water aficionados have consumers convinced that tap water just won’t do, but critics worry about the bottled beverage’s environmental implications. Water connoisseurs can now consume premium bottled waters from almost every part of the world, from prehistoric mineral water from artesian Swedish springs to concentrated, desalinated […]
Iceland as a model for Renewable energy
Iceland is a country in northern Europe, making up the island of Iceland and its distant islets in the North Atlantic Ocean between the rest of Europe and Greenland. Iceland has a population of about 316,000 according to an April 1, 2008 estimate and a total area of 103,000 km² (nationsencyclopedia.com). Its capital in addition […]
UN Security General’s Report: Mission In Liberia
United Nations Mission in Liberia March 19, 2008 I. Introduction 1. By its resolution 1777 (2007) of 20 September 2007, the Security Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) until 30 September 2008 and requested me to monitor and report on the core benchmarks outlined in my report of […]