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Wegmans Food Markets Recalls Various Prepared Foods That Contain Hard-Cooked Eggs Produced by Michael Foods

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:28:34 +0000

Wegmans Food Markets recalls Various Prepared Foods That Contain Hard-Cooked Eggs Produced by Michael Foods Michael Foods, a Minnesota food company said Friday it is recalling more than a million hard-cooked eggs distributed to 34 states after testing revealed some may be contaminated with listeria. Some 15,000 pails of eggs in brine, sold for institutional [...]

Greenhouse Gases Cause of Global Warming, Not Sun Activity New NASA Report Confirms

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:56:11 +0000

Greenhouse gases are confirmed as the cause of global warming, not sun activity according to a recent NASA report. The recent, prolonged minimal in sun activity did not prevent the Earth from absorbing more solar energy than it let escape back into space, a recent NASA analysis of the Earth’s energy budget indicates. The study, [...]

Cleveland Volcano in Alaska Aleutian Islands On Verge of Another Eruption?

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:13:23 +0000

The Cleveland Volcano in the Alaskan Aleutian Islands may be on the verge of another eruption, as new satellite imagery of the 5,676-foot peak, located about 940 miles southwest of Anchorage in Alaska’s remote Aleutian islands, shows a new, bulging lava dome forming in the volcano’s summit crater, suggesting a buildup of gas pressure. Even [...]

Texas Heat Wave & Drought Linked to Rapid Global Warming by NASA’s James Hansen

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:10:03 +0000

The Texas heat wave and drought linked to rapid global climate change according to NASA’s James Hansen. The Texas heat wave and Texas drought that occurred over three months last summer where the temperatures in Texas rose higher than at any time in recorded history, and the state is still in the midst of the [...]

First Total Lunar Eclipse June 15 2011 Longer Than Normal Not Visible In US Canada

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:40:15 +0000

The first total lunar eclipse on June 15, 2011 will last an unusually long time, a rare celestial treat for a wide swath of the globe, except if you happen to live in the US or Canada. Unfortunately, for those of you in North America, you will be left out of Wednesday’s lunar event, which [...]

Groundhog Day 2012 Punxsutawney Phil Set To Make Winter Prediction

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:40:14 +0000

Groundhog Day 2012 will be here soon and Punxsutawney Phil will leave his burrow at 7:20 February 2nd at Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania where he will observe the current weather conditions and look for his shadow, he will then make his weather prediction for the remainder of winter. In addition to the much waited [...]

Rio+20 Panel Calls for Creating Sustainable Development and Low-Carbon Prosperity For Sustainable Planet

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:02:04 +0000

The upcoming Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development for low-carbon prosperity and a sustainable planet sent out a blueprint with 56 recommendations yesterday in the Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A Future Worth Choosing report just released. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday called for action on a new blueprint for creating a sustainable planet, a just [...]

NASA Ranks 2011 Ninth-Warmest Year Ever Recorded With Temperature Animation Video

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:21:20 +0000

According to NASA, 2011 ranked ninth warmest ever recorded and even added a temperature animation video! The global average surface temperature in 2011 was the ninth warmest since 1880, according to NASA scientists. The finding continues a trend in which nine of the 10 warmest years in the modern meteorological record have occurred since the [...]

Snowy Owls Rare Migration Further South Remains Mystery

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:24:35 +0000

Snowy Owls are migrating en-mass further south this season, with some sightings as far south as Oklahoma! There have been sightings of thousands of the snow-white birds, which stand 2 feet tall with 5-foot wingspans, have been spotted from coast to coast, feeding in farmlands of Idaho, roosting on rooftops in Montana, sailing over golf [...]

Artificial Christmas Trees and Your Families Health

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:12:23 +0000

Many people get artificial Christmas trees because they have allergies, or otherwise find that real trees are not acceptable in their households, but artificial trees can pose some health risks that go beyond just allergies that many of us may not be aware of. When it comes to fake trees and your health, think about [...]