Keep Lead on the EPA Pollutant List

Keep Lead on the EPA Pollutant List

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EPA Set to Abandon 30 Years of Air Quality Control Tell the EPA that it must continue to use the best available science to protect the air we breathe from dangerous lead pollution. Lead is one of the most harmful toxins on Earth and is especially hazardous for children. Incredibly, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering removing lead entirely from the list of pollutants it controls under the Clean Air Act. Tell the EPA that it must continue to…

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William, not Mel

William, not Mel

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Which science fiction writer are you? I am: William Gibson The chief instigator of the “cyberpunk” wave of the 1980s, his razzle-dazzle futuristic intrigues were, for a while, the most imitated work in science fiction. (Yeah, but that’s not why I like his books!)

‘Opinionated’ VirusHead – Featured Blogger

‘Opinionated’ VirusHead – Featured Blogger

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VirusHead has been featured at the Bloggapedia blog! A caveat – it’s on a short list of eight of the most opinionated bloggers, out of the some 6,300 listed in their directory. Hmm… Virushead: An academic, a mom, one opinionated lady. “Opinionated” has negative connotations to me (I’ll leave the “lady” part alone… for now. Tip: “woman” is usually better). Sure, I have strong opinions. I’ve worked pretty hard for most of my life to be able to have confidence…

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One Million Visitors to VirusHead

One Million Visitors to VirusHead

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Sometime tonight, I will have received one million hits to the VirusHead site. That includes visitors to the entire site, including the blog. I’ve had the virushead.net domain since 2001 (after hosting a version of the BabyBoo subsite from 1999-2001 on a free hosting site). Given that, it may not be that big a deal to have accumulated a million hits. It’s been more than five years. Only in the last couple of years have daily hits of over a…

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JW Post Translated into French

JW Post Translated into French

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The transcript of the Jehovah’s Witness gloom and doom sermon I made for the Breaking Down a Watchtower Message to the Great Crowd post has been translated into French at the Viaveritas site. Copernic, Fantasio, and Lucretius have crafted a great post, and it includes serious consideration of some of the points I was trying to make. Thanks! The rest of the site looks very interesting, too. Reading through it, I realize that my French has gotten pretty rusty. It’s…

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Oh no Molly Ivins

Oh no Molly Ivins

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My hero, Texas columnist Molly Ivins, has been hospitalized in her ongoing battle with breast cancer. Calling all benevolent deities – some healing, please. We need you, Molly. Get well.