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False hope for global unity
My American friends believe that, after Barack Obama becomes president, America will once again be loved around the world. They are wishful thinkers.
Anti-Americanism didn’t begin with George Bush and it won’t end with an Obama presidency. With rare exceptions, America has always inspired hatred and contempt, and for reasons that aren’t about to go away. Those who expect America’s haters to convert on November 4 need to get out more.
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Letters to the Editor: The Deniers
(November 1, 2008) Ronald Bailey (in Carbon: Tax, Trade, or Deregulate/Reason/July 2008) says that the science of global warming has finally lined up for him. He claims that perhaps more relevant thant the “air of trumphalism” among attendees at the U.N. conference on climate change in Bali was the fact that a “lot of the climatologists who were there sounded very scared.” Neither trumphalism nor fear is a solid standard for evidence. Continue reading
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A study of water and sediment quality as related to public health issues, Fort Chipewyan, Alberta
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The dark side of biofuels
(October 22, 2008) As the world seeks alternatives to fossil fuels (petrol, oil, diesel) that have caused climate change, the focus is gradually shifting to biofuels that are believed to be efficient and friendly to the environment. Continue reading
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Wal-Mart environmentalism
(October 17, 2008) The next commodity to collapse will be mass-marketed environmentalism, which will come to be disdained. Continue reading
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Lawrence Solomon nominated for book award
Energy Probe’s Lawrence Solomon has been recognized by the Annual Heritage Toronto Awards with a nomination for his 2007 book, Toronto Sprawls.
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The Linear No-Threshold Theory of Radiation Carcinogenesis Should Be Rejected
(October 1, 2008) It is commonly stated that “any radiation dose, no matter how small, can cause cancer.” The basis for that statement is the linearno threshold theory (LNT)-which might more appropriately be called “linear-no threshold hypothesis” —of radiation carcinogenesis. Continue reading
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The Linear No-Threshold Theory of radiation carcinogenesis should be rejected
(Oct. 1, 2008) It is commonly stated that “any radiation dose, no matter how small, can cause cancer.” The basis for that statement is the linearno threshold theory (LNT)–which might more appropriately be called “linear-no threshold hypothesis”—of radiation carcinogenesis. Continue reading
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What to do about high energy prices
With energy prices soaring, is this the right time to lock into a fixed-rate gas contract or should you stick with the floating rate offered by your utility?
Wielding the carbon club
(September 30, 2008) ‘Cut back on carbon emission,” the Third World is lectured. “It’s for the good of the planet and it’s for your own good, too. Don’t point fingers at the West’s carbon emissions. Don’t protest that you’d like your share of automobiles and air conditioners. Don’t tell us that you know what’s in your own self-interest. Just do as your told, or we’ll punish you.” Continue reading
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