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Petroleum includes natural gas and oil:
A naturally occurring complex mixture composed predominantly of hydrocarbons in a gaseous, liquid or solid phase.
A generic name for hydrocarbons, including crude oil, natural gas liquids, natural gas and their products.
A mixture of liquid, gaseous, and solid hydrocarbon compounds found naturally underground. On Umbra on soil health posted 1 year, 6 months ago 7 Responses
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"From 1971 to 2006, there was a dramatic reduction in the number of feral (wild) honeybees in the US (now almost absent);[11] and a significant, though somewhat gradual decline in the number of colonies maintained by beekeepers."
From Wiki, with sources (Watanabe, M.. "Pollination worries rise as honey bees decline.", Science, vol. 265, 1994-08-26, p. 1170.)On Honeybee hives in U.S. seeing continued decline, survey says posted 1 year, 6 months ago 10 Responses
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I fail to see how this [the distinction between man and woman] matters. Not only is it divisive, it is completely irrelevant. Who cares if women are more participatory than men? The problem is the environment. The thoughts and motives behind environmentalism do not matter as much as the actions, in any case.
However, the whole "manliness" that we supposedly should put behind environmentalism is sophomoric. In employing vocabulary such as "wussy", "girlieman", and "vaguely French," Thomas Friedman exposes his immaturity and lack of depth. Harvey Mansfield is also a fool. Aggression and risk-taking are hardly qualities one need lament the loss of. "Manly men" also reads decidedly idiotic. But then again, this is published in a magazine titled "Manliness," so what can one expect?
Despite the fact that environmentalist actions matter much more than the motive behind them (such as being motivated to be environmentally conscious, because it is portrayed as "manly" by society), environmentalism came about due to the impending danger to all the living organisms on the earth, not because of a masculine need to assert the jock mentality, and we would be fools to let the latter cloud or intellect or judgment.On Is the environmental movement losing touch with its feminine side? posted 2 years, 2 months ago 17 Responses
@Asteroid Miner re: nuclear
How can you say nuclear power is the "safest" option? Not only does the waste last forever (as in if we convert completely to nuclear, since it's the safest, our landfills won't be just filled with plastics, metal, and glass, but radioactive waste), but cost of uranium is slated to ramp up significantly by 2023, as low-cost uranium will run out by then (as estimated by the Community Environmental Council). Also, nuclear energy's greenhouse gas emissions benefits are really not as good as is advertised--it is *certainly not emission free.
More on topic, Kucinich definitely has the right view in mind, and people need to vote for what they actually think is right. If people are content to lie down and be stepped all over even if they have the power and will to rise off the ground, our country will never see a large change in the area of environmental issues.On An interview with Dennis Kucinich about his presidential platform on energy and the environment posted 2 years, 2 months ago 34 Responses