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9:07 pm, January 31, 2007 by jason in Rumblings, Thinking Green
I was reading today that the UK is looking to change the organic label to exclude foods that have been flown into the country. This is because organic while good for the body also has an environmental impact that is negated.
Meanwhile, back in the States, the Food and Drug Administration is going to allow milk and meat from cloned animals be labeled organic.
Rather conflicting don’t you think?
Read for yourself:
UK organic body considers airfreight ban
Organic food watchdog considers sanctions on air freight
Can Food From Cloned Animals Be Called Organic?
12:07 am, January 30, 2007 by jason in Geek, Rumblings
Ella as in Fitzgerald. I have no choice but to upgrade to the next version of Wordpress. Her voice enchants me to take hours of my life and devote it to a glowing screen for the sole benefit of saying, “Hmph - that’s cool.”
Yes I’m a loser.
10:26 am, January 29, 2007 by jason in Rumblings, Thinking Green
Due to extreme water shortages shortages in Queensland, Australia, they will soon need to incorporate recycled wastewater (sewage) into the drinking supply. This is currently done in countries like the UK and Singapore, but is something that most people find repulsing.
Why do I write about such a repulsive item you may ask - because people in Waukesha may end up in the same situation as that county is depleting their water supply. I may soon be saying that same thing when I go to Sydney’s dad’s house and drink the water.
Read about it yourself:
Regional plan urged to preserve supply in Waukesha County
Conservationists dispute Waukesha water needs
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104,000ft, originally uploaded by arena_5.
A group of students from Oklahoma State University sent a Pentax DSLR to 104,000 ft via a sounding balloon and took pictures along the way. This pic is from the peak of the flight - look at their entire project’s pictures - it’s amazing.
By the way, since everyone is waiting with baited breath,
No we don’t have a new baby yet, and yes we’ll make sure to let everyone know when we do.
The below article from the New Yort Times was posted on JimBurkee.com (running for 5th District of the US House) this evening and all I can say in response is ‘Hell yeah.’
I agree with everything written in this article. There is no debate about global warming but as there is a realization that our problem [...]
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