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California Wildfires Continue to Cause Havoc Across the West Coast
The Thomas, Rye, and Creek Fire Spread Across Southern California The local fire department in the Los Angles area has predicted that the recent California wildfires will be primarily contained by Friday, but the New York Times is reporting that the fires have continued to spread throughout Thursday. Dry conditions in combination with strong winds across the West Coast have created a powder keg of problems. The New York Times has also reported that the wildfires have caused 'burning more than 100,000 acres and forcing nearly 200,000 people to evacuate.' These wildfires have taken dozens of lives during the past
An International View on Air Pollution and Climate Change
Explore Solutions to Air Pollution Air pollution is one of the largest problems that spans across developed countries. Each country takes a unique stance on creating solutions to this issue. The Guardian recently reported that air pollution in the United Kingdom causes over 40,000 premature deaths each year. In order to build solution to this epidemic, they noted: 'Five cities and 23 local authorities have been selected in the new plan to come up with measures to reduce illegal levels of nitrogen dioxide by December 2018.' China is taking the problem of pollution, and making a positive out of a negative.
Amazon Continues to Save the Environment with Renewable Energy Projects Nationwide
Amazon has built a massive wind power plant in Texas with plans to power more than 330,000 homes with clean energy. In addition to building a new headquarters that will supply tens of thousands of jobs that Americans need badly, Amazon is also saving the environment by producing clean energy projects in comparison to unsafe drilling projects. When elders said, 'your generation is going to have to save the world.' It is exciting to see Amazon paving the road to a sustainable future. "Investing in renewable energy is a win-win-win-win - it's right for our customers, our communities, our
Bruno Mars Set to Donate One Million Dollars to the Flint Water Crisis
Bruno Mars will be donating one million dollars to the Community Foundation of Greater Flint. He made this decision following a recent sold-out performance at Palace of Auburn Hills on his 24K Magic World Tour. The Flint water crisis is still looking for aid and help after President Obama declared a state of emergency in early 2016. The Los Angeles Times reported: "Ongoing challenges remain years later for Flint residents, and it's important that we don't forget our brothers and sisters affected by this disaster. As people, especially as Americans, we need to stand together to make sure something like this
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard hosted a Discussion on Mental Health with Michael Angelakos of Passion Pit
Michael Angelakos of Passion Pit recently spoke with Facebook Live from the Facebook Headquarters. His open Q & A focused on his personal experiences with mental health as a professional musician. In addition to Angelakos, there has been several other cases of high profile musicians needing a break from the music industry due to stress and fatigue. Kayne West, Justin Bieber, Gabriel Iglesias, Yelawolf and Modern Baseball. As a journalist that currently covers a lot of musical topics, I found it important to share some of the unseen huddles that musicians go through year round. In an era of social media and a
The Unemployment Rate in Southern Illinois Averages at 6.4 and the U.S. National Average is at 4.7
A recent report by Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana shows a trend that focuses on how automative jobs may be increasing the unemployment rate. Currently, I live in Southern Illinois and found similarities between their data and trends that is also taking place in my area. The YouTube video below by the vlogbrothers does an excellent job of breaking down employment data for the United States. Let me start with two facts about the largest employers in the United States: The U.S. Department of Defense has been named the largest employer in the world with 3.2 million. Wal-Mart is the largest company
The Science Behind Fungi being able to Detect Radiation in Soil and the Atmosphere
The University of Extremadura recently published research covering the connections between fungi and radiation. They uncovered that fungi can detect and measure the amount of radiation in the air and soil. The team measured the amount of radionuclides, (an atom that has excess nuclear energy, making it unstable) within mushrooms in Europe. Environmental Radioactivity Laboratory of the University of Extremadura (LARUEX) and Science Daily reported on the author's point of view: "This quantification is made using transfer coefficients that compare the radioactive content in the receptor compartment of the radioactive contamination, that is to say in the fungi, to that existing
Celebrate Cow Appreciation Day with Ways to Sustain the Environment
Cow Appreciation Day is taking place today with the main purpose attempts to shift people away for overeating red meat. Recently, I cut out fast food from my diet. My body started showing signs of early aging at the age of 33, and I knew it was time for me to start focusing on my health if I wanted to add years to my life. During my diet transition I cut out all red meat for two weeks. I found that my body did not react well to the lack of red meat in my diet. I have started
Amazon Studios set Plans to Develop Content with Chef Hannah Grant from Tour de France
Amazon Studios have made plans to move forward with an original program that highlights the dietary goals for athletes that compete on the Tour de France. The Amazon Original Series is a documentary series about the international athletes competing in the 104th Tour de France. Hannah Grant works with the cyclists to help manage and maintain a healthy and sustainable diet. "Hannah Grant is a world-class chef who has dedicated her career to fueling some of the world's most incredible athletes, operating under impossible conditions to create cuisine that is gourmet and that also fuels performance." - Conrad Riggs, Head of
Glyphosate is an Ingredient in Roundup by Monsanto, and is Being Added to a List of Cancer Causing Agents
An active ingredient that is in Roundup by Monsanto is known as glyphosate. Recently, a California court rules to have the ingredient put on a list of cancer causing agents. Reuters reported that state's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment made the ruling for glyphosate to be put on California's list of chemicals known to cause cancer effective July 7. Watch the YouTube video below by Brand Sins that goes over some of the history with Monsanto. The Google data shows the states outside of California that have been searching this topic recently on Google Search. 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
The Thomas, Rye, and Creek Fire Spread Across Southern California The local
Explore Solutions to Air Pollution Air pollution is one of the largest
Amazon has built a massive wind power plant in Texas with
Bruno Mars will be donating one million dollars to the Community
Michael Angelakos of Passion Pit recently spoke with Facebook Live from
A recent report by Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana shows a
The University of Extremadura recently published research covering the connections between fungi
Cow Appreciation Day is taking place today with the main purpose
Amazon Studios have made plans to move forward with an original
An active ingredient that is in Roundup by Monsanto is known