I doubt that this will shock you. But every time the winter Olympic Games happen, there’s a huge interest spike in winter sports. Things like ice hockey, skiing, ice-skating, and even curling get people hyped. They get so caught up in the games that they want to start experimenting with and trying those sports. But…
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It’s been a brutal Summer. The heat and humidity never seem to break. Most days in July we had a high temperature of over 90 degrees. And August is starting the same way with another heat advisory. When I was younger, I never worried about the heat or humidity. But, like many others, as I…
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Time is something we can’t escape. From the moment we first understand the concept as a youngster to the second we draw our last breath, it’s always on our mind. But how do we know that a minute is truly a minute or an hour is actually an hour? We have to assume that the…
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Years ago, there was an Indiana restaurant chain called Sunshine Cafe. And their slogan branded them as a place where it was always sunny and 72 degrees. There are still a few around. I thought about them yesterday when reading an article about global warming. Scientists have determined that the optimal temperature for living entities…
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Scientists are warning us that in the next thirty years, parts of middle America will become an extreme heat belt. From Texas to Illinois, peak summer temperatures could soon start hitting 125 degrees regularly. People are asking what we can do. The answers aren’t promising…
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Pardon the pun, but climate change has been a hot topic for many years. Many are worried about the future of our planet. Thankfully, MIT researchers have been hard at work trying to find a solution. And while they haven’t been able to stop global warming, they think they have a way to slow it…
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Climate change has been a major topic of discussion over the last few years. At this point, few can agree on what we need to do to save our planet. Some companies feel that making more carbon neutral products will help. And while that can help, there’s more that we need to do. One company…
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I learned something yesterday that immediately made me stop what I was doing. You might even say that I was smacked in the face by the revelation. Of course that feeling was only figurative. Furthermore, I had to share it with you…
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A few days ago, Antarctica was in the news for something quite unusual, it’s warm weather. Many people were posting this fact on Facebook and it made the news in many places. But there was one place missing from this big news story…
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For years many people have been using natural gas in their homes and their kitchens. But did you know that some communities are no longer allowing people to install natural gas in their homes? From what I see this trend is growing…
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