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Huntington Beach Goes Solar
Huntington Beach is leading the nation in many green areas, including clean energy. In just a few weeks, the city government’s largest buildings, City Hall and Central Library, will have full solar installations in the parking lot. This project is the result of several years of energy savings for the city, including a review of …
Labor Stats on Labor Day
In honor of Labor Day I visited a favorite government website, the Occupational Outlook Handbook. The handbook covers every career in America and discusses interesting things, like day-in-the-life, growth potential, education needed, salary ranges. For a young whippersnapper it was perfect. I would browse everything from doctor to trash man to college professor. Today, I …
Our local toxic waste dump…in Huntington Beach
Down the street on Magnolia, just a few blocks form the beach, is the ASCON Landfill Site. This 38-acre parcel of land is a toxic waste dump containing waste from construction and oil drilling. It is considered a California Superfund site, meaning that it is one of the most toxic in the state. According to …
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Are cars causing Global Warming?
I often hear folks complain about cars and the pollution they cause. This seemed a little off so I did some investigating. Out of all the ways to go green, including reducing energy use, buying green products, and driving less… Which one is the best for the environment? The EPA keeps a tally …
Do not go gentle into that good night
[testimonial company=”” author=”Dylan Thomas, 1951″ image=””] Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightning they Do not go gentle into …
Jerry Rice Jr. at UCLA
Sean Ceglinsky over at CBS Sports wrote an interesting article on UCLA’s receiver of the future, Jerry Rice Jr. The son of hall of famer, Jerry Rice, who is widely considered the best receiver of all time, faces many of the same obstacles as his dad. He is small, 5-foot-10, 185-pounds, and underrated which means he …
How I Redefined "Man" For The World (Wikipedia's Battle for Diversity – Part II)
For more than two years, if you visited the Man page in Wikipedia, you would have found the following section outlining (7) characteristics of masculinity in general culture…
How I Redefined “Man” For The World (Wikipedia’s Battle for Diversity – Part II)
For more than two years, if you visited the Man page in Wikipedia, you would have found the following section outlining (7) characteristics of masculinity in general culture…
Earthquakes caused by glaciers melting?
An acquaintance in Facebook recently posed the question: Does global warming cause earthquakes? — After the Eastern Seaboard experienced a 5.8 magnitude earthquake, it left many wondering, what the hell was that? Before the recent disruption the largest earthquake on record in central Virginia was a magnitude 4.8 temblor that occurred in 1875. Earthquakes are …