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Conservation fraud
(June 30, 2006) The Ontario government has promised the bring a giveaway of conservation to electricity usage. Conservation and demand management, aimed at reducing energy use, are the backbones of a 20-year plan to dramatically alter consumption.. It’s a grand dream that hides a reality. Continue reading
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NCRP Report No. 136 – How to ignore data that contradict the LNT hypothesis
(Jun. 14, 2006) The International Commission for Radiological Protection (ICRP) adopted the linear nonthreshold model of radiation risk to simplify the administration of radiation protection. (ICRP 1977) At that time there were already several good epidemiological studies that contradicted the assumption. It had been known since 1973 (Frigerio, et. al.) that the 7 western U.S. states with the highest background radiation have cancer death rates 15% lower than the average for the 48 contiguous states (P<10-5). Continue reading
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NCRP Report No. 136 – How to ignore data that contradict the LNT hypothesis
(June 14, 2006) The International Commission for Radiological Protection (ICRP) adopted the linear nonthreshold model of radiation risk to simplify the administration of radiation protection. (ICRP 1977) At that time there were already several good epidemiological studies that contradicted the assumption. Continue reading
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Just Do Nothing?
(June 10, 2006) Two recent FP Comment columns make the case that Canada should have no policies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Lawrence Solomon argues that eliminating government subsidies throughout our economy would reduce energy use enough to reduce our GHG emissions. Continue reading
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City company behind ethanol venture
(June 9, 2006) A Guelph-based company is building a $200-million grain processing plant in Saskatchewan that will also make ethanol out of production wastes. Continue reading
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Prime Minister Jean Cretien is duping Asian governments into buying Candu reactors
(June 9, 2006) Our Prime Minister has been telling potential Candu nuclear reactor customers in Asia that “We have never had any problems in the countries we have been operating in.” Our Prime Minister is embarrassingly and shamefully wrong. Continue reading
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Just Don’t Do It
(May 31, 2006) Prime Minister Harper needs an alternative to Kyoto. Just about everyone seems to agree that our government can’t just do nothing about greenhouse gas emissions. Continue reading
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Regulated gas a pain for Manitobans
(May 14, 2006) Winnipeg Free Press in an effort to shield consumers from fluctuating natural gas prices, the Manitoba Public Utilities Board has inadvertently created a trap for householders that could add as much as $10 million to the gas bills of consumers. Continue reading
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Harvesting the wind
(May 13, 2006) Darlene Leader sits on a deck at her family farm near Shelburne, north of Orangeville in Dufferin County. She watches as the huge blades of four giant wind turbines slowly turn. Critics say they are noisy, but on this day, the sound, if there’s anym, is negligible. Continue reading
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Bullfrog wants to give city the green light
(May 6, 2006) As Muppet philospher Kermit the Frog so aptly observed, it’s not easy being green. It’s not cheap, either, as it turns out. But that’s not stopping Margaret Atwood or David Crombie. Tragically Hip front man Gord Downie and chef Jamie Kennedy have gone green too. Continue reading
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