ALT 05/08/2014

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Net Neutrality Solution is to Give Crony-Filled FCC Authority Over the Internet Below is a good video explaining net neutrality. It clearly describes the brief history of net neutrality, the danger of monopoly players controlling regulators and eliminating competition, and it even offers the ... • read more - click here Primer: What is the Smart Grid? Kevin Samson - Most people are now familiar with many of the smart devices and gadgets that they have purchased. But still not enough are aware of how these devices integrate into a larger plan ... • read more - click here Study: BPA Screws Up Reproductive Hormones Causes Low Sperm Counts by Melissa Melton - A new study published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives has concluded that the petroleum byproduct Bisphenol A, commonly found in plastic products from food packaging and can linings to water bottles, not only comp ... • read more - click here Dump Monsanto Stock Day: Friday May 9th by Catherine J. Frompovich - Food Democracy Now (FDN) and GMO Inside.org are promoting a day of financial -returns- for Monsanto, the premier genetically-modified-organism (GMO) chemical company ... • read more - click here Sports and energy drinks linked to negative behaviors Weekly consumption of sports drinks and energy drinks among adolescents is significantly associated with higher consumption of other sugar-sweetened beverages, cigarette smoking, and screen media use, according to a study conducted by ... • read more - click here