The disturbing and improbably popular HBO documentary Gasland depicts the practice of “fracking”—blowing water and chemicals into the earth to create cracks and gaps from which natural gas can be extracted. Even if you don’t like the idea of a documentary made by an avant garde filmmaker , serious publications such as ProPublica have plenty of evidence for what the film, using looser journalistic standards, alleges: Fracking... 

SPIT: human interaction After many years of discussion, you can now buy wine from a vending machine in select Pennsylvania grocery stores. Added bonus is that consumers must take a breathalyzer test before making the purchase. In their lengthy Q&A, the PLCB doesn’t state whether the grocery stores–not known for giving up precious square footage without slotting fees or a profit incentive–are …  Read More →

Announce a recall of millions of pounds of beef and, yeah, sure, people worry. But announce a recall of Girl Scout cookies and people might freak out. Luckily, the current recall of some Lemon Chalet Cremes was pretty small. And even if you wind up buying some of the affected batch, the cookies might smell and taste bad, but they’re perfectly safe to eat. Little Brownie Bakers, the Louisville, Ky.-based company that is one of two makers...