The Hidden Dangers of Radon
With radon considered the 2nd leading cause of lung cancer, second only to cigarette smoking, the cold months of winter bring more accidental deaths than usual. An invisible, odorless and tasteless radioactive gas which is derived from the breakdown read more
With radon considered the 2nd leading cause of lung cancer, second only to cigarette smoking, the cold months of winter bring more accidental deaths than usual. An invisible, odorless and tasteless radioactive gas which is derived from the breakdown read more
By:
Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Environment > Controversy
The Appalachians—the Forgotten Part of America
In the mountains of Appalachia, illiteracy and poverty are higher than anywhere else in the country, with a focus on extreme hardships in the daily lives of its people. Even though the Appalachian Mountain runs from New York to Mississippi, when read more
In the mountains of Appalachia, illiteracy and poverty are higher than anywhere else in the country, with a focus on extreme hardships in the daily lives of its people. Even though the Appalachian Mountain runs from New York to Mississippi, when read more
By:
Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Environment > Controversy
Central Appalachian's Barrier to Severe Poverty Mountaintop Removal Mining?
The Appalachian Region of the mountaintop removal mining area consists of 205,000-square miles with 23.6 million people living in 420 counties. Altogether, this is approximately 20% of our county's population. With coal considered an important read more
The Appalachian Region of the mountaintop removal mining area consists of 205,000-square miles with 23.6 million people living in 420 counties. Altogether, this is approximately 20% of our county's population. With coal considered an important read more
By:
Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Environment > Controversy
Mountain Top Mining-"Strip Mining" on Steroids
Penned by "Mountain Justice", the title of this article brings about an image of a rabid runaway balding mountain—which is exactly what is happening in the Appalachian Mountains with strip mining. Extremely controversial with President read more
Penned by "Mountain Justice", the title of this article brings about an image of a rabid runaway balding mountain—which is exactly what is happening in the Appalachian Mountains with strip mining. Extremely controversial with President read more
By:
Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Environment > Controversy
Ins and Outs of Biotechnology Foods
As more and more countries are facing eventual starvation and inadequate food production, modern biotechnology has become important to us in areas of agriculture and food production since the early 1990s. By 2005, improved food productive had read more
As more and more countries are facing eventual starvation and inadequate food production, modern biotechnology has become important to us in areas of agriculture and food production since the early 1990s. By 2005, improved food productive had read more
By:
Nancy L. Young-Houser
Category: Environment > Controversy