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Are Ghosts Possible? Maybe.

By H Flores

Sightings of ghosts has been an ancient and just as shocking phenomenon, that it has been recorded by whatever means people had available to them at the time. There are legends that have been passed through time, that are well known and then there are new stories told by people that experience something unexplainable to them. Usually, the person's credibility is limited to people that know them and people that are sure ghosts exists. Outside of that circle, there are hundreds of millions of skeptics waiting to question everything about the sighting and assuming that every sighting is a hoax.

Questioning things you're told is great! As the matter of fact, it's encouraged for everything else in life, not just when you talk about ghosts! However, just like a person can fall into the side of the spectrum where they believe anything without a doubt, people can also fall to the other side of the spectrum where you're too skeptical that all the explanations you come up with are just as easily impossible as the sighting is to you.

The first issue that everybody seems to have regarding ghosts is that there are hardly any pictures of ghosts or evidence that backs up a witness's story. Or is there? There's actually a handful of pictures and videos of ghosts out there. Are they blurry? Sometimes. Can they be hoaxes? Yes, of course. We have photo shop these days. You know what else we do have? CCTV. People also have ring cameras. People install cameras inside their homes for security reasons. People put security cameras and lights outside of their homes that are triggered by movement. We have pictures from smart phones too and more importantly, we have picture from big chain stores parking lots and in-store after hours where security guards have caught apparitions and activity from shopping carts moving by themselves to well-placed items falling off of shelves. There's more and more CCTV cameras in schools, churches, businesses, etc.. that have caught sounds and images. There's even videos and pictures taken from hunting cameras in the woods! There's ghost hunting TV shows and when a show is created for public viewing, you better believe that it will be edited to make it look more interesting. Outside of that, very few-- probably a handful of people since the 1920's-- have gotten any attention from creating hoax pictures to circulate in the media. As the matter of fact, there's way too many people who lose all their credibility, gain public ridicule, and have lost their jobs because they have reported a sighting. The more prestigious your occupation is, the more hesitant you are to come forward with your story of a ghost sighting or anything weird for that matter.

But let's focus more on the issue that there's more access to smart phone cameras and the pictures uploaded from apparition sightings are as blurry. Why would that be? Again, yes, it could still be a hoax or a failed attempt at photo shop-- we will always keep this in mind throughout this blog. However, when people get shocked and witness the unexpected they can get excited or shocked in most cases. You can try to take a picture of anything, but more than likely you'll have more blurry pictures than sharp, focused ones. Also, if you are witnessing an apparition, it's usually very random and completely unexpected. A handful of people have been lucky to have a camera at hand to take a picture of an apparition. If they think about drawing out their camera at the time they're looking at something shocking and unexpected, or something that their brain hasn't even had time to register yet because it's that weird, then they're probably going to try to take a picture as fast as they can before the sighting disappears. Sometimes, all you can really do is look at the weird thing you are looking at in awe.

If the scientists who are curious about what ghosts are could freely study this phenomenon to find out what it is, they probably wouldn't be able to create a reliable experiment where they can have the variables and controls, and it would be difficult finding a unit of measurement to conduct the experiment. What can be done is to rule out all other factors in a person who is experiencing hauntings to be ruled out. Some paranormal investigators who follow a scientific process try to rule out issues with the building, like checking for noisy or leaky pipes, and other factors. They try to rule out any problems surrounding the neighborhood, like leaked gas pipes, problems with the water supply, or any problems that could be affecting a family physically. There have been scientists, like electric engineers, who have been able to make their own measuring instruments that have helped them find a way to measure activity in a house hold. Nintendo Wii has been a great tool to be able to detect invisible anthropomorphic forms lingering in people's living quarters. These methods still don't take into account the unreliability of an appearance or activity by an apparition.

People that have tried explaining this phenomenon, is that ghosts are mostly energy. There are some articles (more of this on a future show) that propose that the brain is like a radio receiver (Radboud University Nijmegen, 2014). This leads to a fringe idea that consciousness is separate from the brain and that our brain is picking it up the way a radio picks up a signal (University of Surrey, 2020). While the articles that I retrieved these ideas from are questionable sources and the ideas might seem strange, we don't understand the brain enough to cross this out and as far as this opinion piece goes, there have not been any studies to dig further into this phenomenon on humans. However, knowing what we know about electricity, it has a hint of possibility (Davis, 2018). It would explain why some people could see apparitions and other people can't. If we look at other species, like birds for instance, we know that an organic brain is able to pick up magnetic fields to help them navigate (Roach, 20017). Some fish species are able to communicate via the release of chemicals or even light electrical discharges. This idea is not as esoteric as it sounds.

Overall, anything we conclude from ghost sightings is inconclusive because there are no real studies being conducted to understand this phenomenon. Can we attribute ghost sightings to mass hysteria? It could be. In most of the ghost sighting cases there's no stimulants to cause such behavior. The one recurring pattern of ghost activity are old buildings or old artifacts; places where people have died; recent renovations on an old building; people tampering with the occult; and a recent death of a family member. Usually people that are affected are people that live in those buildings or the people and relatives of the people that tampered with said occult activity. There's hardly any stories of a ghost haunting a neighborhood or an entire community.

Believing in ghosts is a subjective experience for now until proper studies can be made that make a concrete conclusion. Experiencing a ghost sighting or having enough unexplained phenomenon experiences is what usually changes a skeptical person's mind. There could be a lot of benefits from figuring out exactly what the ghost phenomenon is. Whether it's a psychological glitch that makes people sensitive and tuned to another reality; whether it's a physical issue that comes with the option of medication; whether we could learn something about what's out there on the other side-- Either way, it's worth exploring to see what we find in my opinion.

Sources:

Davis, Dunavin. (2018, Mar 12). Yale Scientists: Human Consciousness Seen As A Wave Of Electricity. WSHU Public Radio: NPR News and Classical Music. Retrieved October 3, 2021 from https://www.wshu.org/post/yale-scientists-human-consciousness-seen-wave-electricity#stream/0

Radboud University Nijmegen. (2014, January 22). Brain works like a radio receiver. ScienceDaily. Retrieved October 3, 2021 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140122133713.htm

Roach, John. (2007, Sep 27). Birds Can "See Earth's Magnetic Field. National Geographic. Retrieved October 3, 2021 from https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/birds-can-see-earths-magnetic-field

University of Surrey. (2020, October 20). Researcher Proposes New Theory of Consciousness. NeuroscienceNews.com. Retrieved October 3, 2021 from https://neurosciencenews.com/electromagnetic-consciousness-17191/https://www.wshu.org/post/yale-scientists-human-consciousness-seen-wave-electricity#stream/0

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Rhode Island Organizations and Residents Recognized by EPA for Environmental Achievements | U.S. EPA News Releases

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09/12/2018

BOSTON – Two organizations and three individuals in Rhode Island were recognized today at the 2018 Environmental Merit Awards ceremony of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s New England regional office. These environmental leaders were among 28 recipients across New England honored for their work to protect New England’s environment.

Wenley Ferguson of Save The Bay and Terrence Gray of the RI Department of Environmental Management were recognized with individual awards for contributions to the health and environment. And the Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover Team as well as the organizations involved in the Rhode Island Pawcatuck River Restoration Project were recognized for their contributions. Additionally, Mayor Charles Lombardi of North Providence was given one of three Children’s Health Awards.

“New England is rich with individuals, businesses, and organizations that exhibit their strong commitment to local communities and to a clean and healthful environment. EPA is very proud to recognize these meaningful accomplishments,” said EPA New England Regional Administrator Alexandra Dunn.

EPA New England each year recognizes individuals and groups in the six New England states whose are distinguished by their work to protect or improve the region’s environment. The merit awards, given since 1970, honor individuals and groups who have shown ingenuity and commitment. The Environmental Merit Awards, given for work or actions done in the prior year, are awarded in the categories of individual; business (including professional organizations); local, state or federal government; and environmental, community, academia or nonprofit organization. Also, each year EPA presents lifetime achievement awards for individuals.

The 2018 Merit Award Winners from Rhode Island were:

Individual

Wenley Ferguson, Save The Bay, Providence Since 1990, Wenley Ferguson, Save the Bay’s restoration coordinator, has used her expertise, can-do spirit, and collaborative nature for her work protecting habitat, assessing water quality and generally restoring Narragansett Bay and its watershed. Ferguson’s projects have included salt marsh, anadromous fish, and coastal buffer restoration projects and restoration monitoring. Recently, Ferguson focused looking at how rising sea levels was affecting salt marshes. She documented regional impacts of sea level rise and, working with others, found techniques to improve marsh health as sea level rises. Ferguson also works to protect marsh migration corridors through easements and removing barriers to migration. She has put in place projects to regrade eroding banks and has removed infrastructure vulnerable to flooding and erosion to enhance coastal habitats and public access. Ferguson also works with others to install rain gardens and complete other projects that filter stormwater. Recently, she installed stormwater filtration and infiltration structures on coastal roads that are susceptible to tidal flooding and erosion. She involves community volunteers in monitoring, planting and maintenance. An effective advocate for Narragansett Bay and its environment, Ferguson for 30 years has tackled challenges to its ecological health. She is skilled at mobilizing people to protect and restore the bay.

Terrence Gray, RI Department of Environmental Management, Providence Appointed in 2013 as the first associate director for environmental programs at the RI Department of Environmental Management, Terrance Gray has authority over programs covering the bulk of DEM’s regulatory work and many other programs. Gray, who oversees 160 employees, began at DEM in 1987 as an engineer, served as chief of the Division of Site Remediation; chief of the Office of Waste Management; and assistant director for Air, Waste and Compliance. He was pivotal in many successful efforts to clean up hazardous waste, redevelop former industrial sites, close landfills, stop illegal dumping, and improve waste management and recycling. He now leads DEM work on emerging contaminants. Gray is the “go to” person for businesses and other applicants flummoxed by permitting processes. In 2018, Gray kicked off a New Employee Cross Training Program for DEM’s newest employees with the goal of ensuring new employees understand work done in DEM’s Environmental Protection and Natural Resources bureaus and can serve as ambassadors of all the Department’s goals, no matter in which program they serve. Gray also has been instrumental in partnering with both the Rhode Island Society of Environmental Professionals and the Environmental Business Council of New England to enhance the relationship between DEM and both regulated communities and environmental professionals. Gray has been a leader for strategic planning and regulatory reforms. He has been the lead advocate for improving internal processes, making DEM the state leader on Lean. His work to identify waste ensures permitting processes are clear, predictable, and reliable. Gray is a “servant leader,” and a wonderful partner and colleague.

Environmental, Community, Academia, Nonprofit

Pawcatuck River Restoration Project, Hope Valley Wood Pawcatuck Watershed Association The Nature Conservancy – Rhode Island Chapter The efforts of the Wood Pawcatuck Watershed Association and The Nature Conservancy’s Rhode Island Chapter restored a passage for fish, improved the flow of water, upgraded the water quality, and reduced flood risks. Five dam removals and river restoration projects in the last decade have left the headwaters of the Pawcatuck River open to spawning of migratory fish for the first time since colonial development of mills and dams there. This was made possible by more than $10 million of government funding, the leadership of the Wood Pawcatuck Watershed Association and The Nature Conservancy and the efforts of landowners and citizens. Among the projects, the Lower Shannock Falls Dam was removed and a natural river channel and a riverside park were created. Another project involved removal of Kenyon Mill Dam and construction of a pool and rock ramp next to a textile mill. Beyond the new spawning grounds and improved passage provided to migratory fish, these projects have reduced flood risks. They also have provided safe boating passage and improved the river for fishing. These restoration projects reflect the desire of the association and watershed communities in Rhode Island and Connecticut for the Wood-Pawcatuck rivers system to be designated as a Wild & Scenic River under the U.S. Department of Interior National Park Service. This effort is approaching the final stages to achieve designation.

Business

Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover Team, Newport Jeremy Pochman, Robin Clegg, Brad Read, Dave McLaughlin The Volvo Ocean Race, which covers 45,000 nautical miles over four oceans, stopped for 12 days in May at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, RI. Sail Newport, a local non-profit and official host in Newport, as well as Volvo Ocean Race, 11th Hour Racing, Clean Ocean Access, and Mega Disposal were nominated as a group for their combined focus on ocean health. The stopover drew more than 100,00 visitors, and this year’s sustainability program theme was “Turn the Tide on Plastic.” Two boats for the first time during this race collected data on water quality and plastic concentrations in some of the remotest parts of our planet. The Newport stopover featured the second Ocean Summit in Newport, RI, which was so popular more such summits are planned during the race to showcase innovative solutions to the plastic crisis. 11th Hour Racing, which works with the sailing community and maritime industries to protect and restore ocean health, helped put together the summit, drawing hundreds of experts and influencers. Host communities and businesses were urged to sign a pledge to work to reduce pollution, and Rhode Island was the first state to take the pledge. Clean Ocean Access, a Newport-based non-profit, led the Sustainability Committee, which put in place systems to eliminate single-use plastics, minimize the event footprint and divert thousands of pounds of waste from landfills. Hundreds of volunteers were involved.

Children’s Health Award

City of North Providence Mayor Charles Lombardi Water utilities have reduced lead exposure by installing corrosion control treatments. In recent years, public health and regulatory agencies have focused on replacing lead service lines to reduce lead exposure in drinking water which, in children, can result in neurological and developmental damage. This means addressing complex issues that require the involvement of the community and significant cost. Most lead service lines are owned partially by the water utility and partially by property owners. North Providence, with mostly moderate to low income families, has more than 500 lead service lines. Under the leadership of Mayor Charles Lombardi, the city has leveraged federal HUD funding through the state Office of Housing and Community Development. These funds, which municipalities typically invest in low income neighborhoods, in North Providence were used creatively to get $270,000 to replace privately-owned lead service lines. The city will replace the publicly-owned lead service line for every private line replaced. North Providence knocked on doors to get residents to participate. This led to replacing about 40 lead service lines. Then the city held public forums and now plans to replace about 100 lines in 2018. Under Lombardi’s vision, a creative solution was found and important public health changes made. Challenged by daunting numbers of lead pipes, North Providence is an inspiration to other communities wanting to eliminate lead pipes and protect their children.

In addition to the winners from Rhode Island, Nancy Siedman of Cambridge, Mass., was given the Ira Leighton “In Service to States” annual award for environmental achievement that has had an outsized impact in the state, the region, and nationally.

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