Energy and Lake Michigan - At What Cost?

I live in the state of Michigan, and nothing if you live in this state is more dear to us than our great lakes and for me, Lake Michigan. Another real fact of life if you live in Michigan is the fact that gas prices are ridiculously high once again. One of the reasons for that fact the lack of sufficient processing ability in our country to process the amount of crude required to feed our insatiable need for gasoline that we all have.

Recently there was an article in the Chicago Tribune about some additional leeway given to the BP facility in Whiting Indiana with regard to ammonia discharge amounts. The article was very critical of the BP situation but didn't give BP it's due credit with what they try to do with regard to protecting our environment and to remain within the federal and state guidelines they are given.

Below are some facts about the BP Whiting facility:

- Energy security and diversity -
BP plans to spend more than $3 billion to modernize the Whiting Refinery to process additional heavy crude oil from Canada, a secure and reliable source.

-Only treated water into Lake Michigan
What is released from our refinery is treated water that is more than 99.9% water — not sludge. All sludge is treated separately, according to state and federal requirements, and never discharged into Lake Michigan.

-Continuous improvement
For the benefit of the environment, the Whiting Refinery voluntarily reduced total suspended solids in its water discharge by 40% in just the past four years.

There are more things that BP is doing to try to protect us as they continue to feed our appetite for more and less expensive gasoline that you can read here about BP policies and guidelines. In the end, we need to remain vigilant about how our environment is treated but at the same time, we need to make sure that we are not trashing companies that are putting forth an effort to do the right thing while trying to provide us with what we are expecting and that is a less expensive, non middle eastern supply of oil. We need to reduce that dependency on foreign oil and this is one step in that direction. BP appears to at least be trying to do this responsibly.

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Small Business Opportunity

If you are looking for a way to supplement an existing income or maybe even a way to eventually "fire the boss", then one possibility you can look into would be the vending industry. How many times have you had that unexpected hunger pang or maybe you forgot your lunch so where do you head to next? If you are like many of us, the vending machine is the next stop. I bet if you could add up all the change you have put into a vending machine over time, you would be shocked.

If you think that the vending business might be something of interest for you, then you should look into multivend LLC, who is one of the leaders in the vending machine and small business markets. They are the exclusive manufacturer of the Vendstar 3000 and they can provide the unique opportunity if you are of the entrepreneurial spirit and are looking for an opportunity to have your own business in the candy vending market.

This is a 100% cash business and they have over 9000 vender's worldwide and continue to grow all the time. If you are looking for something to supplement your income or even do full time, then this might be a route for you to consider. Join the ever expanding market of vending and start collecting your way to independence today.

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Freeze It - Cool The Pain Away

Whether you are straining yourself while doing your favorite activity or at work, or if you suffer from the common ailment that affects all of us at one time or another, muscle or joint pain is never something that is enjoyable to deal with and when it occurs, we want to find something that provides us with immediate relief.

"Freeze It" is one of those products. I love to golf whenever I get the chance but at the age of 46, I have the beginnings of arthritis pain in my finger joints, and at times it becomes quite painful for me to play when they hurt. I decided to try Freeze It for my finger joint pain and it worked quite well. Immediately after applying the product, I could feel the cooling relief in my finger joints and within a minute or so, the pain was gone.

I was ready to go play golf again or what ever else I needed to do and I could do it pain free. It lasts for hours and seems to do a great job for immediate relief of common joint and muscle pain and I will definitely use the product again for my joint pain. Aging or exercising doesn't have to be painful and with Freeze It, you can be sure it won't be.

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How to make money with AdSense Videos

I am always looking for a ways to monetize my websites and Blogs. AdSense is such an easy thing to get started with, and it would be a great way to start earning more money without actually putting out much more effort than you probably do already. I think as soon as you see the first earnings coming into your account when you get addicted to AdSense, you'll know what I mean. I know this is what happened to me and since then I've just spent time working out how to earn more and more each day.

Some days I can earn close to $50 and others it's less than that. Many can earn upwards of a $1000 a day, but it all comes down to how much time and effort you devote to creating a quality site that people like visiting. AdSense is not what my business is based on by any means - but it is a great way to earn revenue almost on autopilot.

Probably the biggest mistake people make is thinking the AdSense earnings are easy to achieve. It is very easy to get started but as I learned it takes a lot of effort to increase your earnings. I got really disappointed whenever I would log in to my account to see that I had only made a few pennies or dollars, and that's when I decided to spend months and months of my time learning everything I could about AdSense.

Enter Michael Cheney's AdSense Videos - He knew that he had to tell the story exactly as it is and actually show people and lead them by the hand through the exact techniques that he uses to generate large earnings from AdSense. Michael created a totally free AdSense mini-course that people can go through to learn some of his techniques. It takes you through the four cornerstone principles that he has used to build up an AdSense empire. You can check it out, as well as all the AdSense Videos, here: Michael Cheney's AdSense Videos . Don't wait, time is "lost money".

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The Police - See the concert and buy the CD

Please click on this to go and view an awesome banner where you can watch The Police's videos, listen to tracks from The Police's new 2 CD hits collection, enter to win a trip to NYC to see The Police in concert and even view details about their current world tour.

If you grew up in the 70's or 80's, you will remember an era of music that will never be forgotten by those who lived it. The music was unique in many ways and "The Police" were a huge part of that era as well. Two of their best known singles were "Roxanne" and "Time in a Bottle" but they made many more and I love to hear them still today. You can hear them too if you purchase the Police Cd which you can purchase from the website right now.

On the website you can find ring tones, videos, and track lists which include all of the hits "The Police" ever made. The full tour schedule is available on the web site as well and you can make plans to see them live as they tour around the US. Don't forget while you are there to enter the contest, and tell a friend using the "send to a friend" feature of the website.

The Police released a new 2 CD compilation of their greatest hits on June 5th and is now available so go there and purchase you piece of music history now.

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Buying Precious Metals As An Investment

As all of us continue to age, the investments we make continue to also grow in importance to our futures. As markets continue to rise and fall, there is always one investment that continues to remain a "solid" investment and that is in the precious metals market and your can find everything you need to "solidify" your investments with Monex.

Monex is one of the largest providers of precious metals and ingots in the precious metal investment area. You can't go wrong with Gold Investing and it is something that has been done through the ages to insure wealth and health of peoples fortunes be they small or large. You can be assured that this portion of you investment will remain very steady over the years and never has the volatility of cash investments.

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