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The entire East Coast needs to get ready for “Snow Bombogenesis”

The entire East Coast needs to get ready for “Snow Bombogenesis”

Posted by | Jan 3, 2018 | ,

We’re starting the New Year off with a bang in the form of Winter Storm Grayson. The next weather threat heading our way is a phenomenon called a “bombogenesis.” This occurs when a system’s central pressure plummets dramatically — “24 millibars or more — in 24 hours” according to Bloomberg. Basically, it’s a hurricane. A winter hurricane. The same high winds (up to 80 mph) and the same precipitation, but with snow instead of rain. Because what could be more exciting than a hurricane and a blizzard all rolled into one kick-bootie storm? The entire East Coast is at risk, from the...

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12 “Natural” Brands that are owned by giant corporations

12 “Natural” Brands that are owned by giant corporations

Posted by | Jan 2, 2018 | , ,

Editor’s note: After 2.9K likes, we thought we’d share our own new brand, which isn’t owned by a giant corporation. We are certified organic, made in a wheat free gluten free vegan facility, so check out our CBD choclates and more  here >>> ErinHNN.com << Oh and Nestle bought Garden of Life and Atrium Innovations, so now there are even fewer companies like ours, that are truly pure. These days the truth isn’t always black and white. Take for instance the once small, natural brand, Burt’s Bees. A quick visit to their website will give you their backstory and take...

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Opioid overdoses are now more deadly than breast cancer

Opioid overdoses are now more deadly than breast cancer

Posted by | Jan 2, 2018 | , , ,

According to a new report from the National Center for Health Statistics (part of the CDC), more than 63,600 lives were lost to drug overdose in 2016, with most of those deaths, 42,249 of them, involving opioids (which includes heroin, fentanyl, oxycodone, and hydrocodone). And, while overdose rates have risen across the board, the most significant rises were in those between the ages of 25 and 54. RELATED STORY: Fortune: Pharma billionaire arrested on charges of bribing doctors to prescribe opioid painkillers Thus far, 2016 has been the most deadly year of our epidemic. In fact, in less than...

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Peterborough Farmers’ Market looks to evict seven vendors for ‘disruptive behaviour’

Peterborough Farmers’ Market looks to evict seven vendors for ‘disruptive behaviour’

Posted by | Jan 2, 2018 | , ,

Something fishy is going down at a farmers market in the province of Ontario, Canada and it’s caught the national news media’s attention. But the issue isn’t just a Canadian one, it’s a problem we have here too and one that you need to be aware of if you shop at your local farmers market…especially if you live in a big town. Apparently, many vendors at Peterborough (and farmers markets across Ontario) are buying their produce at the Ontario Food Terminal in Toronto (a wholesaler) and passing it off as their own. Upon finding this out, local growers at Peterborough Farmers...

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Student wonders whether local cancers are connected to towns Superfund site

Student wonders whether local cancers are connected to towns Superfund site

Posted by | Jan 1, 2018 | , ,

At the end of last school year, Lexi Draper- a high school journalist from Collinsville High School- discovered that not only had a couple students at school been diagnosed with lymphomas (often caused by environmental factors) but that cancer numbers in her community at large were rising. RELATED STORY: CNN – Patients: Roundup gave us Cancer as EPA Official Helped the Company! At the time of Draper’s article, there were at least five new cases of cancer within the tiny town of Collinsville, population 6650. But it didn’t stop there. The nearby towns of Owasso and Oologah were seeing cancer numbers...

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