The mammoths of the meatpacking industry apparently don't need to bloody their own knuckles with a beat-down of consumer expectations when the government is ready, willing and able to handle the dirty work. Kansas-based Creekstone Farms Premium Beef had built a lab with the intent of testing all of ... keep reading
Written by Doug Snodgrass last month, about Agriculture & Food, Health, Politics
Is it Friday already? So let's get linking. What does global warming have to do with the price of rice…anywhere? According to one expert, a one degree Celsius rise in temperature at night may cause a 10-percent drop in rice output. This study suggests that as global warming ... keep reading
Written by Doug Snodgrass in August, about Agriculture & Food, Climate Change, Emissions, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Pollution, Transport
It's time for the Linkfest. I have assumed the linking position and I'm wearing protective headgear so let's get started. Word on the street at Autoblog Green is that the next 007 film may include a hydrogen-powered auto. Of course I was the first to report on ... keep reading
Written by Doug Snodgrass in August, about Agriculture & Food, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Environmental Disasters, Media, Water
For no apparent reason, I'll preface this edition of the linkfest with a line from the late Mitch Hedberg: "I went to a doctor, and all he did is suck blood from my neck. Don't go see Dr. Acula."And now for the links. Johnny Rook's Climaticide ... keep reading
Written by Doug Snodgrass in August, about Agriculture & Food, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Health, Politics, Pollution, Water
For those about to link, we salute you. In what is being announced as a major discovery, MIT may have made a giant step toward "a simple, inexpensive, highly efficient process for storing solar energy." Johnny Rook's When Ice Shelves Collapse: A Brief Tutorial breaks it all down very ... keep reading
Written by Doug Snodgrass in August, about Agriculture & Food, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Economics, Energy Saving, Health, Industry, Politics
With all apologies to Chubby Checker... Come on let`s link again, like we did last Friday.Let's link again, linking time is here. Scientists say they have discovered what makes the northern lights dance. Now if these scientists could figure out what makes this guy dance, I'd ... keep reading
Written by Doug Snodgrass in July, about Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Environment & Wildlife, Health, Politics, Water
Let me tell you a little secret about the Friday Linkfest. I'm writing this on a Thursday. Yup, I'm a rule-breaking rebel, like PonyBoy. Sorry to ruin the glamorous mental image that you had painted, but let's still go through with this, okay? If'n you're ... keep reading
Written by Doug Snodgrass in July, about Agriculture & Food, Clean Technologies, Coal & Oil, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Health, Industry, Politics, Transport
They gave me the keys to the car...temporarily...so I'll be your tour guide at Friday Linkfest for the next few weeks. After that I turn back into a pumpkin.The Good How can a Prius become even less like a Hummer? Slap some solar panels on it ... keep reading
Written by Doug Snodgrass in July
Follow the red arrow at the bottom of this post to hear the show! In this episode: An interview with Mildred Thompson, PolicyLink Senior Director and Director of the PolicyLink Center for Health and Place, who discusses a recent report released by PolicyLink and The California Endowment, which lays out ... keep reading
Written by Doug Snodgrass in June
Plum Island is located approximately 2.5 miles as the crow flies from the northeastern tip of Long Island, its closest mainland neighbor. For nearly 50 years Plum Island has been the home of the Plum Island Animal Disease Center, which had been run by the U.S. Department of ... keep reading
Written by Doug Snodgrass in June, about Environment & Wildlife, Health, Politics, Weather
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