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2019 Ozone Hole is the Smallest on Record Since Its Discovery in 1982

Click here: Abnormal weather patterns in the upper atmosphere over Antarctica dramatically limited ozone depletion in September and October, resulting in the smallest ozone hole observed since 1982, NASA and NOAA scientists reported today.

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Climate Alarmism Isn’t Rational

Bjorn Lomborg, Director of the Copenhagen Consensus Center, breaks down the facts about the environment in this short video and shows why the reality of climate change may be very different from what you hear in the media.

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Is the Climate Change Scare New? Not really.

Click here: Modern doomsayers have been predicting climate and environmental disaster since the 1960s. They continue to do so today. None of the apocalyptic predictions with due dates as of today have come true. What follows is a collection of notably wild predictions from notable people in government and science.

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If Solar Panels Are So Clean, Why Do They Produce So Much Toxic Waste?

Click here: Solar panels often contain lead, cadmium, and other toxic chemicals that cannot be removed without breaking apart the entire panel. “Approximately 90% of most PV modules are made up of glass,” notes San Jose State environmental studies professor Dustin Mulvaney. “However, this glass often cannot be recycled as float glass due to impurities. Common problematic impurities in glass include plastics, lead, cadmium and antimony.”

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Vegan YouTube Stars Are Imploding

Click here: Rawvana, Bonny Rebecca and Stella Rae are eating animal products, triggering outrage and an identity crisis.

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Marijuana Use Linked To Psychosis

Click here: Marijuana use is taking off as more states move to legalize it. And medical marijuana is starting to gain an aura of healthfulness. But there are some serious health risks associated with marijuana. One of the more troubling ones is the risk of having a psychotic episode.

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Scientists were bracing for a butterfly collapse. Now they’re everywhere

Click here: Scientists were bracing for a butterfly collapse. Now they’re everywhere

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Sex Matters

Are the differences between men and women biological or socially constructed? What do women want from a relationship? What do men want? Are they the same? Or are they much different? Sean McDowell, Associate Professor of Theology and Philosophy at Biola University sorts it all out in this eye-opening 5-minute video.

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In 2005, about 200 people ate ‘zombie’ deer meat. Here’s what happened

Click here: On March 13, 2005 a fire department in New York fed the meat of a deer that tested positive for chronic wasting disease to about 200 to 250 people. They didn’t know the meat was from a diseased deer at the time. Here’s what happened.

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‘Zombie’ deer disease is in 24 states and thousands of infected deer are eaten each year, expert warns

Click here: For humans, eating infected deer meat would be the most likely way for it to spread to people, the CDC says. Estimates show that 7,000 to 15,000 animals infected with Chronic Wasting Disease are eaten each year and that number could rise by 20 percent annually, according to the the Alliance for Public Wildlife.

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