Source: www.ecowatch.com | Original Post Date: April 23, 2015 –

Despite the enormous increase in earthquakes in Oklahoma that started at the same time as heavy fracking began there—with the number of earthquakes over 3.0 magnitude skyrocketing from an average of less than two a year to 585 last year—the state has been in official denial about the cause.

Now the state has not only admitted that the injection into deep underground wells of fluid byproducts from drilling operations is behind the quakes, but it put up a website titled Earthquakes in Oklahoma that is ;a “one-stop source for information on earthquakes in Oklahoma.” The site includes an interactive map that displays the dramatic change not only in the number of earthquakes but in their distribution. Instead of a scattering around the state, they’re clustered heavily in areas where drilling operations are disposing of fracking wastewater.

As solar energy is quickly rising in efficiency and lowering in price, more creative solutions are being devised to fully bring this technology into widespread mainstream use.

One possible idea that opens many possibilities for solar power, is solar farms that actually float on water.

According to recent reports, one company named Forward Thinking Architecture from Barcelona, Spain is taking this idea a step further, by farming food as well as energy from the sun.

The company has estimated that their project will yield at least 8,152 tons of vegetables a year and 1,703 tons of fish a year.

Source: www.usuncut.com | Original Post Date: September 11, 2015 –

Ada Colau used to be an anti-eviction activist with Spain’s indignados movement. Now, she’s mayor of Barcelona, and is making the banks pay fines for evicting families from their homes and leaving them vacant. But Barcelona is just one of many cities doing this — in recent years, 100 municipalities across Spain have approved motions to levy fines on banks, which have an estimated 3.4 million vacant homes on their books.

While Barcelona is initially fining banks 60,000 euros monthly (approx. $68K USD) for a dozen vacant homes, more fines may be given for six times as many homes. Banks will be forced to pay the fine each month the building is unoccupied, with other fees assessed as each month goes by.

Source: www.healthy-holistic-living.com | Original Post Date: May 20, 2015 –

Do you need 10 more reasons to have sex daily? No. But they’re never bad to know. Sex is a necessary part of life, relationships, and, as it turns out, good health. More regular sex may not get rid of a headache, but the health benefits that daily sex has for you will help prevent the headaches in the first place.

Joy Davidson, PhD, psychologist and sex therapist, along with other sexperts, agree that sex has scientifically backed benefits for your health. Obviously it increases blood flow, is good for your skin (“You’re glowing!”), and has improves mental health by increasing desire and intimacy. But how can daily sex help in ways you didn’t know?

1. Sex Relieves Stress

A study shows that sex reduces blood pressure, and therefore overall stress.  Even the simple act of hugging has been shown to lower blood pressure in women.