Archive for the 'It’s About Time' Category

Mar 07 2010

Is less more when it comes to Antibiotics?

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When you see antibiotics throw at almost every illness in the US results like this is a hard pill to swallow for Americans.  It seems to be the American way to take a pill for everything.  Time to start thinking smart and not keep filling the pockets of the drug companies.

OSLO, Norway — Aker University Hospital is a dingy place to heal. The floors are streaked and scratched. A light layer of dust coats the blood pressure monitors. A faint stench of urine and bleach wafts from a pile of soiled bedsheets dropped in a corner.

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Jul 20 2008

First Commercial Solar Power Plants in Florida

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This really fits the “it’s about time” category when you think about it because Florida is the Sunshine State.  I hope this is not just a fluke and that the rest of the country gets it in gear to get projects like this off the ground.  I could never figure out why it’s not mandatory to only install solar water heaters in Florida homes, the wasted electricity is just a shame.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Jul 15, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) – The Florida Public Service Commission gave its approval Tuesday to a plan to build the first commercial solar power plants in the state.

Florida Power & Light plans three plants in the central part of the state. The three members of the commission approved them unanimously and enthusiastically, The Miami Herald reported. Continue Reading »

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