Informative links

Don't click 'like' on Facebook again until you read this
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/komando/2016/03/04/dont-click-like-facebook-again-until-you-read/81264440/


The polygamous town facing genetic disaster
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170726-the-polygamous-town-facing-genetic-disaster


Innocent Ex-Alabama Death Row Inmate Seeking Compensation for ‘30 Years of Hell’
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ex-alabama-death-row-inmate-seeking-compensation-30-years-hell-n789336


How to Cool Down a Hot Car Faster
https://www.nbcnews.com/better/health/how-cool-down-hot-car-faster-ncna788851How to Cool Down a Hot Car Faster


We’ve Used Up The World’s Resources For The Year And It’s Only August
Because the world is using more and more resources relative to the planet’s ability to replenish itself, Earth Overshoot Day–the point at which global demand exceeds global supply–is earlier and earlier. Last year, the day fell on August 8. This year, it fell on August 2. Twenty years ago, it was still in October.
https://www.fastcompany.com/40448383/weve-used-up-the-worlds-resources-for-the-year-and-its-only-august


Planet Has Just 5 Percent Chance to Reach Paris Goal
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/planet-5-percent-chance-paris-goal-21680


US officially tells UN it wants out of Paris climate deal
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/us-officially-tells-paris-climate-deal-49044241


three responding officers were taken to a hospital for possible exposure to synthetic opioid fentanyl after three other men apparently overdosed in a vehicle before it crashed.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/5/police-3-officers-examined-for-drug-exposure-after/


Blast rocks Bloomington Islamic center
http://www.startribune.com/blast-investigated-at-bloomington-islamic-center/438715693/#1


Extreme weather seen killing 152,000 Europeans a year by 2100
https://in.reuters.com/article/climatechange-europe-weather-idINKBN1AK2HW


Neil Young Plans Online Archive With Full Catalog, Unreleased Music
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/neil-young-plans-online-archive-with-full-catalog-unreleased-music-w496016


Extreme weather seen killing 152,000 Europeans a year by 2100
https://in.reuters.com/article/climatechange-europe-weather-idINKBN1AK2HW


Understanding how persuasion works can make consumers more savvy
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-08/apa-uhp072717.php


Yoga effective at reducing symptoms of depression
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-08/apa-yea072717.php


Age of first exposure to pornography shapes men's attitudes toward women
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-08/apa-aof072717.php


How Congress Is Cementing Trump's Anti-Climate Orders into Law
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/31072017/trump-climate-change-executive-orders-congress-turning-into-law-via-budget


Electric cars are pollution shifters: we will need huge investment in generation capacity
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jul/30/electric-cars-are-pollution-shifters-we-will-need-huge-investment-in-generation-capacity


GOP states move to cut Medicaid
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/345053-gop-states-move-to-cut-medicaid