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"American blacks are likely to suffer disproportionately from climate change and they are willing to pay to combat it, a commission aimed at raising awareness about global warming said on Tuesday. … Blacks are more than twice as likely as whites to live in cities where the so-called heat island effect is expected to make temperature increases more severe, the newly formed group said at a briefing. More blacks also will be 'fuel poor' as energy demand rises due to higher air-conditioning loads, population growth and urbanization, commission said. … A solid majority, 64 percent, of those surveyed by telephone between June 20 and July 3 said they would be willing to pay an additional $10 a month to fight global warming. Twenty-eight percent were willing to pay an added $25 a month and only 14 percent were willing to pay an extra $50."

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The Science Of Going Out

liquor.jpg• The louder the music the more you drink.

Vertical farming: the gardening of the future.

• How about we just watch out fat and calories and eat lots of fruits and veggies?

• If you're thinkin' about my baby it don't matter if you're black or white.

• The South leads our nation in obesity. This should probably come as no surprise.

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pills.jpg• If doctors wouldn't take these drugs, we probably shouldn't either.

• A new federal report that many important people will completely ignore, "forecasts more drenching rains, parching droughts (especially in the Southwest), intense heat waves and stronger hurricanes if long-lived greenhouse gases continue building in the atmosphere."

Triple negative breast cancer is rare, aggressive, difficult to treat, and most likely to strike younger black women. Sigh.

• When zoo animals need nursing homes.

• This is just so sad. And so, so stupid.

Droppin’ Science

globwarm.jpg• Does obesity contribute to global warming?

• More black women are entering their reproductive years with diabetes.

• A new study on rectal cancer victims adds more evidence that blacks get less treatment and are more likely to die from cancer in the U.S.

• The Bush administration has decided to list polar bears as a "threatened" species without making any moves to improve the environmental factors that are causing the bears to be threatened or attempting to protect them in any way.

• To make matters worse for polar bears, they didn't make the top 10 smartest animals list.

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reeses.jpg• The earth is just like a peanut butter cup. Except, thanks to our misuse of it, it's melting.

• This woman is a lot smarter than me and does things for a living that I don't understand, but her work in the field of artificial intelligence will impact our lives in the future.

• This colossal squid has the biggest eyes in the animal world! Okay, that's all.

• Black women may overestimate the number of pre-cancer screenings test they've had, putting them at risk. This sounds like something all women probably do.

• "Even when their blood pressure is kept strictly under control with the best available medicine, African-American patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) continue to lose their kidney function over time, research led by a Johns Hopkins team shows."

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Alicia Keys performed in Olso, Norway, last night at a concert honoring Nobel Laureate Al Gore. The purpose of the concert was to raise global warming awareness among young people.

Keys said the Nobel Peace Prize underscores how the efforts of one person, such as civil-rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., can make a difference.

"For me, the Nobel Peace Prize is an extremely distinguished award for people who truly do serious work to make major change in the world," the 26-year-old singer said, according to the Associated Press.

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So Easy A Monkey Could...

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• If they can do it, why can't we?

• If only the Incas knew…

• Here's the 8 millionth study trying to explain why breast cancer is deadlier in black women.

• And let's not forget about prostate cancer in men.

• But I thought global warming didn't exist?

Droppin’ Science

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  • An entire 10-12 acre lake goes missing in Chile. And some still call global warming a myth.
  • Nutrition education for kids is a nice idea in theory, but as long as their parents are still buying them Happy Meals, they're still going to get fat.
  • Is new breast cancer research that suggests black women who have experienced racial discrimination are more likely to get breast cancer even more motivation for racists?
  • According to a recent study, the spinal fluid of blacks with MS contains higher levels of an antibody that's associated with a more aggressive form of the disease.
  • Droppin’ Science
    Relax! It won't give you breast cancer...

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  • Good news for the dark and lovely, the only thing chemical relaxers damage is your hair. Well, they probably damage other things, but at least they don't give you breast cancer.
  • Africans, the people least responsible for our current environmental disaster, will experience drought, famine, and extreme temperatures at far greater rates as global warming increases. Just add that to the list of reasons why global warming is bad. A list that everyone who can effect change chooses to ignore.
  • It's a good thing America's health care system is so fair! Patients who are treated unfairly are more likely to get both mentally and physical worse.
  • According to a recent study, you better start researching strokes if you are black, live in the South, and poorly educated. It's not looking good for you.


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