Tag: north carolina
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First-Ever Fracking Wastewater Test in Ohio Reveals Stew of Hazardous Toxins
from ecowatch.org: Results from a sample of brine from hydraulic fracturing operations have revealed numerous hazardous materials, leaving many residents increasingly frustrated at the inaction of Ohio’s Division of Natural Resources (ODNR), the agency responsible for regulation of the state’s shale development. The lab results indicate high levels of alpha particles, arsenic, barium and toluene,…
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Caveman Blogger Fights for Free Speech and Internet Freedom
Blogger says state tried to censor his website from brasschecktv.com: Can the government throw you in jail for offering advice on the Internet? That is exactly the claim made by the North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition. This animated short from the Institute for Justice tells the story.
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Sun Exposure Lowers Cancer Risk
A study that correlated exposure to sunlight with cancer risk found that people exposed to more sunlight had a significantly lower risk of many types of cancer (Lin, 2012).
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#PopOcculture: Drowning In the Waves
#TitanicMemes: Human Remains Possibly Found in #Titanic Shipwreck* PDF: Women More Likely to Die in Ship Disasters than Men* Video: San Francisco Yacht Accident – Coast Guard Calls Off Search For Missing Racers* Killer swan blamed for man’s drowning* Police probe ‘killer’ python in urban Japan* Update: Small plane sinks into Gulf; no sign of…
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#BingeAndPurge: Pink Slime, Satire, Coconut Cottage and more
Pink Slime for School Lunch: Government Buying 7M Pounds of Ammonia-Treated Meat for Meals* Campaign Against BPI’s ‘Pink Slime’* Campbell’s Soup Phasing Out BPA Use in Cans* Disney retooling childhood obesity exhibit, critics say it’s insensitive* Chefs celebrate the Oreo on its 100th birthday* Sodas Contain Animal Carcinogen, Study Finds* ConAgra Foods Celebrates the History…
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State Agent Inspects Bag Lunches, Makes Kids Eat Cafeteria Food
A preschooler at West Hoke Elementary School ate three chicken nuggets for lunch Jan. 30 because the school told her the lunch her mother packed was not nutritious.
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#NewWorldNextWeek: Obamney Vs. US, USrael Vs. Iran, Eugenicists Vs. Everyone
Obamney vs. US, USrael vs. Iran, Eugenicists vs. Everyone
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asheville, nc food trucks prepping downtown parking lot
from citizen-times: One of the city’s newest culinary trends could be rolling into downtown by the end of the month. Food trucks that were banned from downtown for more than two decades until a September City Council vote are working to ready a parking lot south of Patton Avenue, said Marni Graves, owner of the…
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Blue Plastic Chips Found In Ground Beef
A North Carolina-based company has issued a recall of its ground beef product after a consumer found an unexpected ingredient in the product – blue plastic chips.
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8/18 Binge & Purge: Profit, Problems & Poop
Video: Somalia, famine-for-profit & East-African food crisis // Arizona among worst states for family food hardship // Expert says GMO to blame for problems in Colorado plants, animals // Hepatitis a shot class action filed against N. Carolina olive garden // Suit filed against Cargill on behalf of Oregon child // Lab tests confirm e.…
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food banks across the country hit by hunger, thieves
salvation army’s food pantry almost empty from rocky mount telegram: Food is in short supply at the area’s Salvation Army pantries. For the first time in a long time, local Salvation Army staff members have reported a severe shortage in nonperishable food donations coming into the organization. “We just ran out of food this week,…
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heat, cold, flooding, drought greet US on summer solstice
from mcclatchy: A year ago the headline was “It’s hot, hot, hot on the summer solstice.” This year the solstice weather is much more confused. You have drought in Mississippi, snow in the Rocky Mountains, the mid-Atlantic sits under blanket of heat and humidity, and in the Pacific Northwest, cold and wet. In Kentucky you…
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‘exercise mailed fist’: largest ever marine corps drill on US east coast
multiple foreign armies involved in massive drill* from cnn: It’s mid-June, a perfect time to visit the beach to watch porpoises play in the surf or seagulls strut the sand — or you could watch a formation of Marine Corps warplanes darting over the shore at hundreds of miles per hour. But don’t worry –…
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fbi agents get ‘leeway’ to push privacy bounds
fbi power to snoop expanded (again) from nytimes: The Federal Bureau of Investigation is giving significant new powers to its roughly 14,000 agents, allowing them more leeway to search databases, go through household trash or use surveillance teams to scrutinize the lives of people who have attracted their attention. The F.B.I. soon plans to issue…
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epa helps mainstream media obscure truth about radiation exposure
govt responds to nuclear accident by trying to raise acceptable radiation levels & pretending that radiation is good for us… from activist post: As Americans focus on March Madness and Dancing With the Stars instead of the radioactive plume spreading all across the country, the US EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) is attempting to make the…