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Thomas Paine

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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

28 June - My Yahoo!

 I've uninstalled Zemanta, which provides relevant links and photos for posts. Ongoing data loss  has finally provoked experimentation to see what is going wrong - and the attractive Add On is just too poossibly involved for me not to try doing without.

Why guzzling diet drinks could make you FATTER - they can trigger the appetite
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2009055/Why-guzzling-diet-drink-make-fatter--trigger-appetite.html

Inkjet Printing Could Change the Face of Solar Energy Industry
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110628133022.htm

Industrial Hygienists Suggest Watching Out For Mold When Going Green
http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2008/1001-dangers_of_going_green.htm

Flood disrupts Minot water supply
http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/28/north.dakota.flooding/index.html

Water shortages threaten renewable energy production


  1. 1. Water desalination plant opens for testing in Beckton, London
  2. 2.How El Paso is beating the worst drought in a generation
  3. 3.China told to reduce food production or face 'dire' water levels
  4. 4.Water use in China and the Middle East is an environmental Ponzi scheme
 

 

 

 

 

AllBusiness.com - Home Page Top Stories

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