Tag: natural
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Hemp-derived delta-8 bypasses marijuana laws, raises health concerns
[ad_1] Susan Kennedy has smoked marijuana and says her Wisconsin roots allow her to handle booze well, so earlier this year, a bartender in St. Paul, Minnesota, gave her a cocktail containing the cannabinoid delta-8 THC. “Slightly effective.” After hours of enjoying a delicious drink and the silliness that Kennedy reminded me of the elation ... -
Air Company launches sustainable jet fuel
[ad_1] On Thursday, JetBlue, Virgin Atlantic, the U.S. Air Force and others announced a commitment to buy sustainable jet fuel from a New York-based startup called Air Company. JetBlue has agreed to purchase 25 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel from Air Company over five years, and Virgin Atlantic has agreed to purchase up to ... -
Science Moab: Old Oceans, Oil and Orogeny
[ad_1] More than 65 million years ago, a sea route existed across North America, from what is now the Gulf of Mexico to what is now Alaska. Peter Flaig is a research scientist at the Department of Economic Geology in Austin, Texas, studying the geology of this seaway by examining sediments from the southwestern United ... -
Seed genes arose early in plant evolution, ferns revealed | Chemistry
[ad_1] The emergence of seed-producing plants over 300 million years ago was an evolutionary watershed, opening up new environments for plants that would eventually light our world and supply much of our food. Connected to flowering plants. But, as the newly released DNA sequence suggests, it wasn’t as dramatic as it sounds. The genomes of ... -
Mendocino Public Health Department on Record September Heat: ‘We Can’t Treat This as a 15-Year Event’ • The Mendocino Voice | The Mendocino Voice | The Mendocino Voice | The Mendocino Voice | Mendocino CountyThe Mendocino Voice
[ad_1] MENDOCINO Co, CA, 9/21/22 — Severe heat wave in early September smashes records, sending all-time highs of 117 degrees Celsius in Ukiah and days of triple-digit highs across inland Mendocino County I was. Social services staff went out with the agency’s phone map enabled and made more than 800 calls to reach out to ... -
Arizona Muse on the devastating link between deforestation and the fashion industry
[ad_1] The fashion industry’s impact on the planet is far-reaching and overwhelming. water needed. Chemicals and their emissions into the natural environment. Mining metal for zippers and decorations. amount of waste; degrading effects of industrial agriculture on soils and biodiversity; Yet fashion’s devastating impact on forests has remained relatively quiet. Research shows that 48% of ... -
Eviction and Health; Cancer and Sperm; Embryonic Cancer Risk
[ad_1] Eviction endangers health Evictions are on the rise, with consequent health risks. More people are being displaced as pandemic-related moratoriums end at the state and federal levels. However, research shows that evictions are associated with a range of health outcomes, loss of access to health care, and a vicious cycle of worsening health conditions. ... -
StateRAMP Attracts More States, Education Sector
[ad_1] Written by Benjamin Freed September 20, 2022 | STATESCOOP StateRAMP, a two-year-old group working to build standardized security rubrics for state and local IT vendors, said Tuesday that several more governments and other organizations have begun using its standards. announced to These new partners include the K12 Security Information Exchange, a group lamenting the ...
