Posted on 30 April 2010
Worried about what kind of food they’re feeding your little monkies in school? We all are. Since Food Inc., as well as Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, there has been heightend awareness regarding the nutrition the public school system is offering the youth of today. Now, actor Woody Harrelson has jumped on board, becoming an advocate [...]
Posted on 30 April 2010
24 hours ahead of previous estimates by the US Coast Guard, the huge oil leak spilling from a ruptured rig in the Gulf of Mexico has reached the coastline of the state of Louisiana. The government has declared a state of emergency, as this qualifies as an environmental catastrophe in the region. “It is of [...]
Posted on 28 April 2010
While the official decision on Cape Wind isn’t expected until noon tomorrow, it’s looking like the nine year struggle over Cape Wind will be settled in favour of the the massive wind farm project’s approval. The Washington Post has is citing a source close to the Interior Secretary, Ken Salazar, as saying that the secretary [...]
Posted on 26 April 2010
An estimated 42,000 gallons of oil per day were spilling out of an oil well in the Gulf of Mexico this week, following a massive explosion at an offshore drilling rig on April 20. The entire rig capsized and sank. An emergency response effort is underway to stop the flow of oil and contain the [...]
Posted on 26 April 2010
This is a guest post by D. Salmons on behalf of TestFreaks. Stuck between syncmaster 2333hd and dell st2410 or looking for some other product? TestFreaks will help you to choose the right model. Ahh, the birds are singing, the flowers are blooming, and Spring is in the air. But right on the heels of [...]
Posted on 22 April 2010
The Mass Save Rebate Program in Massachusetts for people who are looking to trade in their old appliances for new, energy-efficient models, has launched today, which coincides with Earth Day, April 22. Opening at 10 a.m., the site has been experiencing server difficulties due to traffic overload. A spokeswoman for the state Office of Energy [...]
Posted on 22 April 2010
People all over the world are celebrating the 40th anniversary of Earth Day with a fresh enthusiasm to protecting and preserving the environment. The first Earth Day took place in the United States on April 22, 1970. In America, the Obama administration is marking the anniversary with a week of events throughout the country. President [...]
Posted on 20 April 2010
Hitler was a guy who really needed to sit back, relax and smoke a doobie. He was kind of uptight, right? So it really makes no sense that his birthday was on 420, the National Day for Weed Smokers Everywhere. Born in 1889, today would mark Hitler’s 121st birthday. Today the National Socialist Movement (NSM) held a [...]
Posted on 20 April 2010
At 4:20 p.m. on April 20 millions of pot smokers around the world will observe “420,” otherwise known as “Weed Day,” to celebrate and mark the marijuana movement. The timing is especially poignant this year, as California voters are going to be voting on the issue in November. According to a recent poll, most Americans [...]
Posted on 19 April 2010
NASA has put a stop to the landing of Space Shuttle Discovery, which will stay in orbit for another day, due to cloudy weather. The Space Shuttle Discovery was slated to land at Kennedy Space Center, but mission managers in Houston canceled the landing just an hour and a half before the scheduled landing. Discovery has [...]