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Under Ripe? Too Ripe? Or Just Ripe?
Earlier this year, I started my first container vegetable garden. I have peppers and spinach coming along and some brigh…
Can Disaster Tourism Be Beneficial? A Look at the Gulf
I came across an article today about President Barack Obama encouraging Americans, despite the wake of the oil spill, to…
Oliver Stone Wants to Put You in Charge of the Energy Industry
From the Street, but trudging up the Hill… Oh, Oliver Stone. Such a confusing (or is it confused?) Hollywood consp…
Adopt This Little Piggy
By now, we know not to purchase puppies from pet shops. The inhumane treatment of dogs in puppy mills makes the news reg…
Sheryl Crow Greens Tour and Dishes Out Free Albums
Although she’s probably way further from her childhood home than 100 miles most of the time, Sheryl Crow wants to …
Calling on Clean Energy: Mobile Phone Base Stations Go Green
Q: When is 4.5 percent a lot? A: When it’s up from .11 percent. On the good-news front, that major increase (you d…
The Forgotten Gulf Oil Spill Victims
Beyond the tragically oil-soaked birds and sea turtles, there’s another animal population feeling the impact of th…