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Egyptian eyeliner may have warded off disease

(Jan. 8, 2010) Clearly, ancient Egyptians didn’t get the memo about lead poisoning. Their eye makeup was full of the stuff. Although today we know that lead can cause brain damage and miscarriages, the Egyptians believed that lead-based cosmetics protected against eye diseases. Now, new research suggests that they may have been on to something. Continue reading

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Aldyen Donnelly: Key data for electricity life cycle emissions

I use the UNFCCC GHG data for sector and national GHG estimates. Download the CRF reports for the countries you are interested in to get the best GHG stats for power sector.  Download the CRF zip file here
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Low Dose Radiation Evades Cancer Cells’ Protective ‘Radar’

A new study shows that lower doses of radiation elude a damage detection "radar" in DNA and actually kill more cancer cells than high-dose radiation. With these findings, scientists believe they can design therapy to dismantle this "radar" sensor allowing more radiation to evade detection and destroy even greater numbers of cancer cells.

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Aldyen Donnelly: Carbon taxes and what they mean for Canada

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Wikipedia meets its own climategate

(Dec. 30, 2009) Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, had an article in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal drawing attention to the rise of “online hostility” and the “degeneration of online civility.” Continue reading

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Wikipedia meets its own climategate

(December 30, 2009) Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, had an article in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal drawing attention to the rise of “online hostility” and the “degneration of online civilty.” Continue reading

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Special Report – Global Warming

(December 24, 2009) While the United Nations, President Obama and former Vice President Al Gore look for billions of dollars to fight “global warming,” scientists all over the world are debunking the theory as “bad science” and political manipulation. Continue reading

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Wikipedia’s hockey stick wars

(Dec. 23, 2009) Since my Saturday column described how Wikipedia editors have been feverishly rewriting climate history over much of the decade, fair-minded Wikipedians have been doing their best to correct the record. Continue reading

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Wikipedia’s hockey stick wars

(December 23, 2009) Since my Saturday column described how Wikipedia editors have been feverishly rewriting climate history over much of the decade, fair-minded Wikipedians have been doing their best to correct the record. Continue reading

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Climategate: the corruption of Wikipedia

(Dec. 22, 2009) If you want to know the truth about Climategate, definitely don’t use Wikipedia. Continue reading

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