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Thoughts from Affluenza are Consuming Me

I think I’ve mentioned this before on here, but it bears repeating. Economics is not my thing. I hated the one economics class I was required to take in college, and I’ve paid little attention to how our economy really works ever since. So now I’m reading Affluenza. I know it seems to be taking [ READ MORE ]

Report on the EPA’s Questionable Decisions

Ah – The EPA. A year ago, I knew little about them. Assumed they were the good guys. But the more and more I read about them and what they allow, the more I wonder who this protection agency is really protecting.  I haven’t had the time to write up my intended post today yet, [ READ MORE ]

World Water Day Walk for Water

A few days ago I blogged about the prescription drugs that are contaminating the water in the U.S. It certainly is a problem that needs to be addressed. But compared to the water that many people in developing nations need to use every day for drinking, bathing, cooking and sanitation, the water available to me [ READ MORE ]

Associated Press Investigation: Drugs in the Drinking Water

A friend of mine sent me this link last night to an AP article about the levels of pharmaceutical drugs in the drinking water. It’s very eye opening.  Basically, drugs are getting into our water because our bodies don’t absorb all of them when they are taken. Some of the drugs pass through our bodies and [ READ MORE ]

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