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by Michael If the war with Iran persists for an extended period of time, a lot of people could literally starve. Approximately half of all global food production is dependent on the use of fertilizer. Without fertilizer, crop yields would drop precipitously and there wouldn’t be anywhere near enough food for everyone. Even now, hundreds …
If you’ve heard that ground beef packaging is pumped with gases like nitrogen — well, it’s true, but it’s also not something to be worried about. This process is sometimes called “modified atmosphere packaging,” and it works to maintain the red color of ground beef. Oxygen makes meat change color, becoming more brown or gray …
An Alabama man is set to be the first ever person executed via a new method, nitrogen gas, on Thursday. Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58, was sentenced to death for his alleged role in the 1988 murder of Elizabeth Sennett. Her husband, Charles Sennett, allegedly hired someone — who, in turn, hired two men, including Smith …