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4 New Planets discovered

Friday, November 14th, 2008

But not in our solar system. It seems that there are two galaxies our scientists have been staring at for a while now, too. Apparently, the true goal to find another planet to destroy habitate has not yet disappeared. I think it’s really neat that they even see any galaxies close enough to identify.

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Invisibility Cloak

Monday, August 11th, 2008

Never take things seen in movies lightly when it comes to gadgets. Scientists are really close to having the first invisibility cloak finished and ready for testing. I think it’s pretty awesome and extremely scary.

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BP Energy killing Lake Michigan?

Monday, July 23rd, 2007

That’s what the Chicago Tribune has said. They accuse BP of unsafe environmental practices. They have been called out for the amount of sludge and ammonia they are dumping into Lake Michigan. BP says that they were misrepresented and have released a fact sheet to dispel all the bad press they are getting from the statements in the Tribune.

BP states that they aren’t even meeting their legal limits as far as how much pollution they actually dump into the Lake. On the same note, they state that only treated water is being put into the Lake and therefore not adversely affecting the environment.

I think it’s such a shame how BP is being attacked. I don’t have any alliance with them, but I have been following their progress. I am all about making the environment better, and I really think that BP is working to show other companies how to help the environment. It really just sounds like a bunch of hype to discredit them so their practices are not adopted by the oil industry at large.

So who is right and who is wrong? I leave that up to you to decide. The fact that BP has come out with transparent statements in reaction to the bad press says something to me. I don’t think they are trying to hide anything. It really just sounds like a bunch of corporate jealousy. If a company succeeds, someone HAS to try and discredit them.

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Science: Sharks can be asexual

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

That’s right. We are getting closer to finding out just how many species of animal on the planet don’t need a man. They found that there are sharks that are capable of making and fertilizing their own eggs, then hatching them as viable sharks. Talk about extreme. It’s really interesting to find out just how many species on the planet are going the single route. Apparently single parenting isn’t as undesirable as many people thought.

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