As if we needed to add to the strain of the already-perplexing Colony Collapse Disorder that continues its silent kill of European honeybees worldwide, a late-year news item from Bloomberg portrays a New York judge taking a delinquent EPA to task for turning a blind eye of approval toward Bayer's latest bee killer, environmental advocates say. Why care? Because those honeybees pollinate our crops. So the honeybee goes, so the human population goes. Do we really need another bug spray — another nail in our own coffin? It's time we got schooled in the art of smart consumerism. It's a new year, a new decade, and it's not too late. Self empowerment, anyone?
Tag: Health & Environment
Dare to Prepare: Only Your Insurer Will Stop You
Disaster preparedness literature advocates stocking necessary medications, but those who are insured and require daily medications to treat asthma, diabetes or other chronic conditions may run into an unexpected and ironic obstacle: Many health insurance companies have no provision in place to allow subscribers to obtain doctor-authorized refills for use in an emergency kit.
It’s In Your Head: The New Age of Narcissism
What does talk show host Oprah Winfrey, psychologist Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, medium James Van Praagh and "The Secret" author Rhonda Byrne share in common? A belief that what you get out of life depends on how you think about life. It seems straightforward enough. Empowering, even. Unfortunately, it isn't quite that simple. Have you …
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