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Plastic-Devouring Bacteria Could Keep Soda Bottles Out of Landfills
Most bacteria are our friends and here is another example of it. I can't remember the reference, but I remember reading about a student who worked on this problem as a science fair project. His high... 
created by Barbara McPherson | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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369 views | 22 recommendations | 4 comments
Woman Faces Jail Time For Not Paying For Diet Coke
An Idaho woman faces federal charges after refusing to pay for a Diet Coke."The Bush administration’s top attorney in Idaho is bringing charges against a North Idaho woman for refusing to pay for a Diet Coke and...
How to make your own Coca Cola
A pair of young women appear to have all the makings of a meth lab in their kitchen, but they're after a much more noble pursuit: brand name Cola.Displeased with the big corporate vibe and environmental practices... 
created by Rob Peters | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
2303 views | 12 recommendations | 15 comments
2303 views | 12 recommendations | 15 comments
Two people shot at North Carolina soda bottling plant
UPDATE: 5:53PM ESTThe two men that were shot have been identified. The gunman is still at large." Police in Concord have identified the two people fatally shot at a soda bottling plant about 25 miles north of... 
YouTube-era crime and punishment
"Here’s a novel punishment: A Florida judge has sentenced two pranksters to one minute of YouTube shame.With the popularity of Google’s video sharing site has come an unfortunate rise in pranks from people chasing their 15 minutes of web fame. Kids plot, film, and proudly...
Bicarbonate, that stuff in baking soda, 'could detect cancer'
Once again, going to a natural material and a simpler solution leads the way in potential health care. I look forward to the time when medicine catches up with herbals."The naturally-occurring chemical...
Artificial Sweeteners Like Those In Diet Sodas Linked To Weight Gain
"All you diet soda drinkers out there, a warning--that can of coke may not be as "diet" as you think. A recent Purdue University study links artificial sweeteners like those find in diet sodas to weight gain, even if you have just one a day. "
Diet Soda not all that healthy, research says
More incentive to drink water over pop:"Researchers have found a correlation between drinking diet soda and metabolic syndrome — the collection of risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes that... Metabolic Syndrome Is Tied to Diet Soda
This is suprising. We are all aware of the health risks associated with regular soda, but diet soda? There has long been a wonder if some of the chemicals in diet soda might have side effects, but the theories were geard more towards some type of cancer and not metabolic... 
Coke Causing Kidney Stones?
ATLANTA, Georgia, January 24, 2008
This short-but-high-fructose-corn-syrup-sweet article from NYTimes.com highlights a study which found increased risks of kidney problems among cola drinkers:
"Colas contain... 
created by LauraFries.com | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
4350 views | 11 recommendations | 10 comments
4350 views | 11 recommendations | 10 comments
San Francisco Mayor Proposes Tax on Sugary Drinks
This isn't really such a horrible idea. Considering the amount of health care money going into treating obesity in North America, I think it's time we take a good hard look at what's causing these issues. Corn... 
created by Rob Walker | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
1099 views | 2 recommendations | 13 comments
1099 views | 2 recommendations | 13 comments
