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Earth Day Unites People Around Longmont, Colorado at Ollin Farms
Organic Farming in Colorado Provides the Tools to Engage the Community The residents surrounding Longmont, Colorado joined together for a community event hosted by Lefthand Watershed Oversight Group to celebrate Earth Day on Sunday, April 22 at Ollin Farms. Longmont has a thriving farmers market, and several members of the community collected to help lend a hand with a pesticide-free farm north of Denver. Adults helped informed and guided younger groups of people to plant trees, collect firewood, clear land, as well as work on creek restoration. Mark, a worker at Ollin Farms in Longmont, Colorado, going over the plans
Climate Change Impacts the Environment by Air, Land and Sea
The Earth's Temperature Continues to Climb with Climate Change In the past three years the world's surface temperature has continued to climb at dangerous levels. Since 1880 the global average regarding temperature was the second highest on record. The data within the video below displays a heat map of global temperature. The increases in temperatures can be linked to population size. https://youtu.be/rgcE2lMa0Kw The increase in temperature is causing glaciers to melt in Greenland, Alaska, and Antarctic. When these melt, it increases the sea level. This directly impacts islands and coastal regions around the globe. Recently, California experienced extreme weather condictions
Fracking Oil Spill Releases 6,000 Gallons of Oil in Waterbury, Connecticut
Mainland Drilling with Fracking and Offshore Drilling Shows Additional Signs of Unsafe Conditions On Saturday, January 20 the city of Waterbury, Connecticut experienced an oil leak due to a valve malfunction. This incident clearly shows a reoccurring health and environmental problem with drilling for fossil fuel. In this case the oil has leaked out into the Naugatuck River. NBC Connecticut spoke with DEEP Emergency Response Unit Supervisor Jeff Chandler and reported: "There will be a large portion of the oil that has already moved downstream that we’re not going to be able to collect once it gets to the point where
The Importance of Free Speech In Connection with Public Support Concerning Marijuana Legalization
61 Percent of Americans Support Marijuana Legalization Effective January 1, 2018 Proposition 64 in California will now allow adults 21 years or older to possess up to one ounce of marijuana, and grow up to 6 plants in their home. In contrast, Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the Obama policies in regard to cannabis on Thursday, January 4. Twenty-nine states and Washington, DC, now allow marijuana for medical purposes. Sessions is now urging attorneys within the United States to aggressively prosecute individuals for recreational marijuana use in the states that have legalized marijuana. September 26, 2017 a crowd of faculty
Making Sense from Decisions by the ‘King of Logic’ Known as Jeff Sessions
If Jeff Sessions Wants to Make Marijuana Illegal, He Is Going to Have to Create a Substitute to Generate Tax Dollars (Without Raising Taxes) The GOP have put to much authority into the hands of one person with Jeff Sessions. His recent move to take away the power on the state level to manage the criminalization of marijuana is a mistake that effects the entire party. Even the Koch Brothers are against his decision. When the Koch Brothers are against a law, the smart bet is to go with the money, because Sessions can't afford to go against the lobbyists
The Impact that Non-Organic Cotton has on the Environment and Our Health
Find Out the Implications of Non-Organic Cotton One of the most interesting concepts that I have been indirectly taught by the WWE Professional Wrestler, Gardener, and Amateur Environmentalist Daniel Bryan is how important buying organic cotton is to our personal health and the environment. When I first heard him talking about the importance of non-organic cotton, I metaphorically rolled my eyes like many other people. Once I started researching more about this topic, I went from being ignorant and dismissive, to being informed and empowered. Several major clothing companies such as Patagonia, prAna, and Pact Appeal provide organic options. Watch over the
Insight on the Legalization of Recreational Pot in California
Look at Recreational Pot Similar to Alcohol The drug known as marijuana is now available for recreational use in the state of California. After Colorado and Washington started selling pot to adults in 2014 the state of California has now become their third state to follow the trend. In some cases the use of marijuana is permissible, but it is still illegal to consume it in public and private areas in each of these states. First, you cannot consume the drug in a moving vehicle. It is not smart to consume it in a parker vehicle either in case an
The Impacts Renewable Energy Will have on Climate Change in 2018
Ireland, China, Mongolia, Chile and Countries Around the World Aim to Capture New Forms of Renewable Energy in 2018 The race to renewable energy is by far the most important race of our lifetime. China is currently taking the lead in the road to renewable energy with mass amounts of resources being pumped behind their clean energy products. In 2015 China increased their solar power capacity by 74%. Also in 2015, China invested $111 billon in clean power. It plans to increase this to $361 billon by 2020. These increases in clean energy are a clear sign that China is
The Thomas Fire and the California Wildfires Have Now Become the Largest Fire in the History of California
The Farmer's Almanac Predicts That the Los Angeles Area Will Experience Rain in January 2018 The California Wildfires have now become the largest in the state's history. One of the few elements that will heavily decrease these wildfires is rainfall. According to the Farmer's Almanac online, they are predicting that rainfall will take place in Southern California during the first week of January. In addition, they also note that rain will occur during the last two weeks. The Farmer's Almanac reports accurate data 80% of the time. In contrast, The Weather Channel is showing no signs of rain to take place
The Path to Correcting Climate Change Is Within the Earth’s Atmosphere
The Climate Will Continue to Change Weather science is a growing topic that impacts lives all over the world. The following weather occurrences have taken several lives during 2017: hurricanes, wildfires, tornados, earthquakes, global warming and sea level rising. Weather modification has become a vital piece to creating sustainability across the global. Science News recently reported: 'For the last six years, BAMS has published a December issue containing research on extreme weather events from the previous year that seeks to disentangle the role of anthropogenic climate change from natural variability. The goal from the start has been to find ways to improve
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The Earth's Temperature Continues to Climb with Climate Change In the past
Mainland Drilling with Fracking and Offshore Drilling Shows Additional Signs of Unsafe
61 Percent of Americans Support Marijuana Legalization Effective January 1, 2018 Proposition
If Jeff Sessions Wants to Make Marijuana Illegal, He Is Going to
Find Out the Implications of Non-Organic Cotton One of the most interesting
Look at Recreational Pot Similar to Alcohol The drug known as marijuana
Ireland, China, Mongolia, Chile and Countries Around the World Aim to Capture
The Farmer's Almanac Predicts That the Los Angeles Area Will Experience Rain
The Climate Will Continue to Change Weather science is a growing topic