Saturday, January 26, 2008

High Mercury Levels Are Found in Tuna Sushi

Sushi from 5 of the 20 places had mercury levels so high that the Food and Drug Administration could take legal action to remove the fish from the market. The sushi was bought by The New York Times in October.

“No one should eat a meal of tuna with mercury levels like those found in the restaurant samples more than about once every three weeks," said Dr. Michael Gochfeld, professor of environmental and occupational medicine at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in Piscataway, N.J.

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Friday, January 11, 2008

Grass Makes Better Ethanol than Corn

Farmers in Nebraska and the Dakotas brought the U.S. closer to becoming a biofuel economy, planting huge tracts of land for the first time with switchgrass—a native North American perennial grass (Panicum virgatum) that often grows on the borders of cropland naturally—and proving that it can deliver more than five times more energy than it takes to grow it.

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Friday, January 04, 2008

Top 10 New Year's Resolutions

For many people their New Year's Resolution are the same every year. Here is the list of 10 most popular New Year's Resolutions on Ask.com

  1. Spend more time with family
  2. Get more regular exercise
  3. Loose Weight
  4. Quit Smoking
  5. Enjoy Life More
  6. Quit Drinking
  7. Get out of Debt
  8. Learn Something New
  9. Help Others
  10. Get Organized

What is your New Years Resolution?

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