Shayne On You
This February in New York City, 20,000 freezing fans watched as 23-year-old NewJersey native Shayne Pospisil silently moved from alternate list to winner’s circle, besting the likes of Shaun White, Travis Rice and Terje Haakonsen at the inaugural Red Bull Snowscrapersevent. Pospisil took home $50,000 for his efforts, in front of what was pretty much a hometown crowd, and with the help of a Highest Air win at the venerable Arctic Challenge later that month, the grin is still on his face. Coming down from his biggest season yet,ESPN Snowboarding caught up with Pospisil and determined what friends and family have known for years: It was only a matter of time click HERE for Colin Whyte’s full story.
Awash in waste
THE Chinese word for politics (zhengzhi) includes a character that looks like three drops of water next to a platform or dyke. Politics and water control, the Chinese character implies, are intimately linked. To find out more, click HERE.
Today's Quote
I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.
-Thomas Jefferson
Sin aqua non
Water shortages are a growing problem, but not for the reasons most people think. Local water shortages are multiplying. Australia has suffered a decade-long drought. Brazil and South Africa, which depend on hydroelectric power, have suffered repeated brownouts because there is not enough water to drive the turbines properly. To read the rest click HERE.
Today’s Quote
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
-Thomas Edison
Toxic dolphins worry environmentalists
Miami’s iconic wild dolphins, especially those who live near downtown Miami, are chock full of toxins, according to a new government study. To watch the video and read more click HERE.
More bad news about plastic containers?
New research analyzing mineral water held in bottles made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) raises questions about whether contaminants might leach from PET into the water where they mimic estrogen’s effects. Click Here to read more.
Study focus on treated water discharge
A research project being undertaken by limnologist Jeff Curtis, associate professor in Earth and Environmental Sciences at UBCO, into the presence and impacts of such estrogenic compounds from wastewater treatment plants that discharge in the Okanagan Basin is being funded by Health Canada with the support of the Okanagan Indian Band, UBCO and the Okanagan Basin Water Board.
To read more about what bclocalnews.com has click Here.
Today’s Quote
You learn you can do your best even when its hard, even when you’re tired and maybe hurting a little bit. It feels good to show some courage.
-Joe Namath
Today’s Quote
If you don’t do whats best for your body, you’re the one who comes up on the short end.
-Julius Erving
