Category Archives: Environment

Supporting Your Local Farmer’s Market

You know what I love about summer? It’s the abundance of fresh produce locally grown by our farmers.  Be it a grocery store, Farmer’s Market, or vegetable stand down the street there is healthy fresh food all summer.  Even the … Continue reading

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Oil Spill In Michigan

Southern Michigan residents are learning that devastating oil spills aren’t limited to the Gulf Coast. Crews were working Wednesday to contain and clean up an estimated 3,319,708 litres of oil that coated birds and fish as it poured into a … Continue reading

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Top 10 U.S. Cities for Ozone

About 167.3 million Americans encounter unhealthy levels of ozone, the most widespread outdoor pollutant, says the American Lung Association’s State of the Air 2010 report. Inhaling ozone can cause wheezing, coughing, chest pain, throat irritation, congestion, and can make people … Continue reading

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Allergy Season Is Here

It’s here and it’s a bad one! One of the worst on record. The unusually cold winter is to blame for severe allergies in 2010, according to the Associated Press. Senior meteorologist at AccuWeather John Feerick told the news provider … Continue reading

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Current Decade Warmest on Record

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 … Continue reading

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GM: Volt To Get 230 MPG In City

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 … Continue reading

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10 Worst Cities for Allergies

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 … Continue reading

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Earth Day 2009

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Alpha Resort-Tomamu’s ice village in Japan

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 … Continue reading

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A Pet Peeve

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 … Continue reading

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