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Lawsuit Filed Over Oklahoma’s ‘Fracking’ Earthquakes as Its Third Largest Quake Is Felt in 7 Other States

Lawsuit Filed Over Oklahoma’s ‘Fracking’ Earthquakes as Its Third Largest Quake Is Felt in 7 Other States

The Sierra Club and the public interest law firm Public Justice have filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against three energy companies engaged in hydraulic fracturing, aka fracking, in Oklahoma. The suit against New Dominion, Chesapeake Operating and Devon Energy Production Company alleges that wastewater from fracking and oil production have contributed to the state’s alarming spike in earthquake activity. Map of Oklahoma. The […]

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    11 Reasons Why You Should Eat More Bananas

    11 Reasons Why You Should Eat More Bananas

    Bananas are extremely healthy and delicious. They contain several essential nutrients and have benefits for digestion, heart health and weight loss. Aside from being very nutritious, they are a highly convenient snack food. Here are 11 health benefits of bananas that are supported by scientific research. 1. Bananas Contain Many Important Nutrients Bananas are among […]

    7 Foods That Keep You From Overeating

    7 Foods That Keep You From Overeating

    The Chinese have a saying: Eat only until you are 70 percent full. The trouble is, many of us can’t resist that last 30 percent. Fortunately, there are foods we can enjoy that prevent us from overeating (something most of us fall victim to, especially around the winter months). But now that the holidays have […]

    What You Should Eat to Balance Your pH and Alkalize Your Body

    What You Should Eat to Balance Your pH and Alkalize Your Body

    The main concept behind an alkalizing diet is that certain foods can create acidic byproducts in your body after digestion. You can reduce the negative health effects of these acids by limiting acid-forming foods in your diet and eating foods that alkalize your body instead. The benefits of an alkalizing diet are starting to add […]

    4 Foods That Age You Faster

    4 Foods That Age You Faster

    Can what you eat determine how soon you succumb to wrinkles? Certain foods can do more that widen your waistline; they actually accelerate aging in your body. If you eat highly inflammatory foods on a regular basis, they can do real damage to your body’s regulatory functions, leading to disease, cellular degeneration and yes, wrinkles. […]

    15 Best Foods for Detoxing Your Body

    15 Best Foods for Detoxing Your Body

    When it comes to cleansing your body of harmful toxins, food really is the best medicine. You’ll be amazed to learn that many of your favorite foods also cleanse the body’s detoxification organs like the liver, intestines, kidneys and skin, preventing harmful toxic buildup. Help ward off the harmful effects of pollution, food additives, second-hand […]

    11 Tricks to Stop Unhealthy Food Cravings

    11 Tricks to Stop Unhealthy Food Cravings

    Food cravings are the dieter’s worst enemy. These are intense or uncontrollable desires for specific foods, stronger than normal hunger. Cravings are one of the biggest reasons why people have problems losing weight and keeping it off. The types of foods that people crave are highly variable, but these are often processed junk foods that […]