Public Health Warning Blog

Survival Crap, Part I Image by Subspace Here starts the long process of "everything else" needed for a survival kit. There is much argument in our household over what the most necessary items are. This kit is assuming we have to leave the house and travel some distance out of the More....

water is unfit for human consumption Image by woodleywonderworks Global Water Shortage Looms In New Century (Many more signs like this to come) When most U.S. citizens think about water shortages — if they think about them at all — they think about a local problem, possibly in their town or More....

Flu Warning Image by mrofiq Japanese like to wear this mouth mask when they got flu, so others wont get her flu. What a kind heart they have. More....

City Gets Ideas From Queens For Leaner, Greener New York by Ralph Mancini Community members offered their suggestions on how to make New York City greener and healthier over the next 20 years during a PlaNYC 2030 information session last Wednesday, Nov. 3 at the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts More....

Consol exploring Utica natural gas shale WHEELING, W.Va. — Consol Energy says its shifting some 2011 investment dollars into exploring the gas-drilling potential of Utica shale, a geologic formation older and deeper than the now-popular Marcellus shale. The Pittsburgh-based coal producer More....

Durbin Wants Review of Metra Air Quality Sen. Dick Durbin on Monday sent letters to the heads of several agencies asking them to review the findings of a recent investigative report which showed that Metra commuters and workers may be exposed to excessively high levels of diesel soot. Read more More....

American environmentalist appreciates how Baguio sustains its greeneries; encourages use of public transport in Manila BAGUIO CITY, Nov. 4 (PNA)– Famous American lawyer and international environmentalists John A. Boyd on Tuesday lauded how Baguio residents cooperate in sustaining the good More....

Swiss Direct Democracy: Good; Now What About California’s? It has brought about greater accountability to Switzerland. But California’s attempt has placed two conflicting propositions on its ballot, potentially confusing voters. Read more on Forbes Hudson rail tunnel’s river of More....

Election blog: Elk Grove’s future mayors likely to be elected by voters Get updates here on Election Day happenings in Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado and Yolo counties. Learn what’s happening at the polling places and with the candidates. Read more on The Sacramento Bee Generators More....

Negative ads in N.J. cong. race wear thin for some Left-wing and right-wing, unaffiliated and uninterested, many potential voters in New Jersey’s Third District agree on one thing: The attack ads coming out of the congressional race make them sick. Read more on Philly.com Negative ads in More....