April 9, 2015
The Marcellus shale is particularly rich in radium and radon. Solution mining it via high volume fracking is tantamount to mining radium and radon. Increases in radon are now so common in Pennsylvania that even the EPA is proposing to do something about it. Fracking Link? High Radon Levels Found in 300,000 Pennsylvania Homes April 9, 2015 - Levels of radon, an invisible, odorless radioactive gas, have been rising measurably in Pennsylvania since the controversial practice of fracking started there, researchers reported Thursday. The study cannot directly link fracking with the raised radon levels. But whatever is going on, residents need to be aware of the rising levels of the gas and take action to get it out of their homes, the researchers say. Radon levels were higher in homes […]
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April 8, 2015
Despite the fact that I am a white guy, most of the people that raised me, including my nurse, Trudy Miles, were black. I grew up in the Deep South, where all of the family retainers, including the maids, yard men, butlers, chauffeurs, maitre d’s, waiters, etc. were various shades of brown. So, as a child, I bonded to black folk. They were the most compassionate, friendliest, devout and hard working people I knew. While other white kids listened to the Four Seasons, I listened to Ray Charles and Lightnin’ Hopkins. While other white kids grew up with Ozzie and Harriet, I grew up with Amos ‘n Andy, Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben. On Saturday night, I went to “wrasslin’” matches with black folk. On Sunday morning, I went to […]
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