Bits of life through these blue eyes . .
Posted in Environment, Weather on Dec 9th, 2009
This decade has been the warmest since global surface temperatures started being recorded in the mid-1800s, according to figures released Tuesday at the climate change talks in Copenhagen.
"Despite 1998 being the warmest individual year, the last 10 years have clearly been the warmest period in the 160-year record of global surface temperature maintained jointly by [...]
Posted in Environment, News on Aug 11th, 2009
This is one nice looking car! Maybe this will be the car to put GM back in the game.
General Motors Corp. said Tuesday its Chevrolet Volt rechargeable electric car should get 230 miles per gallon of gasoline in city driving, more than four times the mileage of the current champion, the Toyota Prius.
GM: [...]
Posted in Environment, Health and wellness on May 6th, 2009
Tis the time of year for coughing, sneezing and itchy eyes and no I’m not talking about H1N1 flu, I’m referring to seasonal allergies. It’s estimated that 40 million Americans suffer through allergy season and I happen to be one of those unfortunate souls. Below a list of the worst cities according to a [...]
Posted in Environment on Apr 22nd, 2009
Posted in Environment, Weather on Feb 4th, 2009
Now that’s cold! Guess I won’t complain about single digit weather with negative wind-chill. Who in their right mind would pay almost $700 bucks a night to stay in an ice hotel? Maybe I should rent my house out…it’s pretty darn cold here right now. Click on bottom link for more pictures, there are many.
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Posted in Environment, Rants and Rages on May 5th, 2008
Does your trash collection offer those plastic recycle bins? You know for newspapers, milk jugs, cereal boxes ect. My service does but very few people in my neighborhood use them and for a good reason. THE WIND. Where I live is the highest elevation in the county. It’s almost always windy here. So what happens [...]
Posted in Environment, Weather on Oct 23rd, 2007
For most Americans it’s shocking to turn on the TV and see the coverage of California burning. As of this morning, flames had consumed more than 1,300 homes, 100 businesses and 80 other buildings, damaged another 400 structures and threatened 7,200 residences, 2,400 businesses and 450 other properties, according to the state fire protection agency. Over [...]
Posted in Environment, Health and wellness on Oct 2nd, 2007
While getting ready this morning I heard on the news a story about a woman in NY that had been fired from her job for wearing too much perfume. She had been warned twice after numerous complaints from her co-workers. Yet she didn’t tone it down and consequently was fired.
This seems to be a common [...]
Posted in Environment, Health and wellness on Jul 14th, 2007
Summertime brings about outdoor activities such as hiking and camping, and exposure to poison ivy. I ran across this article at WebMD that caught my attention since both my children have bad reactions to this nasty little plant.
As the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases, it’s boosting the growth of poison ivy plants, [...]
Posted in Environment on Apr 2nd, 2007
Two topics that we all care about (well most of us anyway). Protecting our health and the environment. There was a study released by Harvard Health Publications with a few tips we can follow to do both. Now obviously these won’t work for all of us but most of them will.
1. Walk or bike to [...]
