Over the past 3 years, BP has made record profits of over $58-Billion. During this same time they have spent only $27-Million on research into safer drilling. But even worse is that they defer all their spill-cleanup research to another company…which turns out DOESN’T DO spill-cleanup research at all.
And BP is currently in charge of spill-cleanup in the Gulf of Mexico. See any problem there?
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A home water testing kit that tests for bacteria, lead, arsenic, iron, etc. will cost about $35-40 online or from your local hardware store. You might also check with your city’s utilities to see if they have a general analysis that is done for your city’s water supply.
A great many of our water supplies are polluted. Find out what water pollution violations there may be near you.
http://projects.nytimes.com/toxic-waters/polluters
Here is why you should care:
I found a really interesting documentary about food production and genetic modification of foods. I think that there is a lot to be learned from this film, and a great deal that you will find that you didn’t know about genetically modified foods and the practices of the companies that engineer them. I think that you will find that you will want to be more choosy about what foods you eat, and where they come from.
The film is 1 hour 29 minutes long.
Or watch it right in this window:
While you are watching this, keep in mind also that glaciologists and climate scientists now believe that it is soot that has helped glaciers melt so quickly.
H2oil animated sequences from Dale Hayward on Vimeo.
More on oil sands from Wikipedia
Sean Hannity is out protecting the little guy by deciding that the fish (including salmon and smelt) in the river need to be sacrificed so that the water can go to watering crops during a drought. Yeah…help people’s crops too late, kill all the fish, and create an unsustainable water issue. Great way to look out for the little guy.
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Earth 2030 – energy efficiency is a necessity. A bit of marketing, but good point to it.
USGS warning: Ozark aquifer could dry up by 2057
http://www.ky3.com/news/local/54737537.html
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