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How is climate change affecting nature?
Posted on: 17 Apr 2018
One of the most pressing issues in this generation is the negative impact that capitalism has towards the environment when it comes to climate change. To begin with, there is a significant number of people out there who believe the fact that it is just a hoax – and changing that is the first common sense that should be instilled. This is an alarming issue as seen from the biological aspect of nature. Every species in the world, regardless of how self-sufficient it is, is still reliant on a separate…
Are Android Apps Infringing on the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act?
Posted on: 16 Apr 2018
Study finds that a large number of Android applications have infringed on COPPA law. The internet has become so complicated in recent years such that nothing online can be trusted anymore. In fact, any information one posts on their social media, regardless of privacy settings, can no longer be treated as secure. Just a while ago, there has been an uproar regarding data sharing between Facebook and Cambridge Analytica. While people are over concerned about their own privacy and the way in which their information is getting exploited by the…
Is Caffeine Overdose A Real Thing? FDA Weighs in
Posted on: 16 Apr 2018
There have been several deaths that resulted from a caffeine overdose. Today, the sales of bulk packages of caffeine in liquid or powdered form are no longer permitted. This was made public by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday. From the official statement issued by the FDA, they highlighted the immediate implementation of the policy. The exact justification provided was with an emphasis on “the significant public health concern”. They provided the reasoning as follows. Highly concentrated and pure caffeine, often sold in bulk packages, have been linked…
Does Apple Care for the Environment?
Posted on: 12 Apr 2018
Apple and Google have both invested and purchased adequate RECs to pay their dues. With all the commotion about climate change and the role we have assumed in the contribution of it, it is no wonder that large multinational corporations are taking measures to ease the situation. The leading factor of environmental problems could be traced back to the system that we live by, especially capitalism and militarism. Capitalism and environmental issues can be connected to the overproduction that occurs in a capitalist state. Many also argue that the environmental issues…
Six Lives Lost From Plane Crash in Arizona, What was the Cause?
Posted on: 11 Apr 2018
An accident occurred on Monday evening and killed 6 people Another accident has happened this week, snatching away innocent lives. Officials have addressed the accident as a plane crash, nonetheless, the reason behind the crash, if any, has not been announced as of yet. It seems like, modern technology has once again, failed us. Just this Monday, a tragic accident took away six precious lives in Arizona. All six of them were on board a single-engine plane that had departed at 8:45 in the evening from the Scottsdale Airport within…
