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The Age of Stupid

Submitted by Laura Sheahan on September 16, 2009 - 10:15am

We’ve all been told not to dump chemicals down the drain or dispose of certain items into the regular trash. But it’s so convenient and really, what’s the harm if you only do it on rare occasions?
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Climate Change and Human Health

Submitted by Laura Sheahan on May 18, 2009 - 1:28pm

A new report in the medical journal The Lancet warns that “climate change is the biggest global health threat in the 21st century.”  Researchers from the University College London, UK, and The Lancet have collaborated in a year-long study to produce the report with the overall message that climate change is not just an environmental issue, but will affect global public health through changing patterns of disease, water and fooRead more