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Category Archives: Radiation
The Rubber Duckies: Scaring cell users
(June 17, 2011) IARC’s warning of cancer risks for cell users wins an honorable mention a this year’s Rubber Duckies Awards. Continue reading
The Rubber Duckies: Bloomberg pushes his health obsessions
(June 17, 2011) New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s fervent implementation of junk science policies makes him this year’s unrivalled winner of the Rubber Duckies Award. Continue reading
Posted in Consumer Health
Tagged Michael Bloomberg, New York, obesity, Rubber Ducky Awards, Smoking Bans, Trans fat
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Lawrence Solomon: Death of a maverick
(June 7, 2011) Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, winner of a 1977 Nobel prize in medicine and a lifelong fighter against personal and professional prejudice in science, died last week at age 89. Continue reading
Podcast: Lawrence Solomon on radiation in Japan
(April 1, 2011) Lawrence Solomon joins Financial Post reporters Eric Lam and John Shmuel for the FP Big Picture podcast. Continue reading
Posted in Hormesis, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Safety, Radiation
Tagged Fukushima, Hormesis, Japan, nuclear, Radiation
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You can trust Japan’s radiation data, says Greenpeace
(March 30, 2011) Greenpeace and the Japanese authorities should be providing the public with both sides of the radiation debate, to let them decide for themselves if they are best off evacuating their homes. Continue reading
Posted in Radiation
Tagged cancer, Chernobyl, Fukushima, genetic defects, Greenpeace, Hormesis, Japan, Japan nuclear industry, Lawrence Solomon, LNT, Nuclear Power, Radiation, radioactivity
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Lawrence Solomon: Some Plutonium for Pluto
(March 28, 2011) Energy Probe executive director Lawrence Solomon argues that a little plutonium may actually be good for you. Continue reading
Posted in Nuclear Power, Radiation
Tagged Lawrence Solomon, lung cancer, Nuclear Safety, plutonium, Radiation
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Lawrence Solomon: Avert Chernobyl-style hysteria in Japan
(March 25, 2011) Energy Probe executive director Lawrence Solomon argues that the biggest tragedy of Chernobyl was the reaction, rather than the meltdown itself. The lesson for Japan is that panicking will only make things worse for those affected by the Fukushima meltdown. Continue reading
Posted in Hormesis, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Safety, Radiation
Tagged Chernobyl, fallout, Fukushima, Hormesis, Japan, nuclear meltdown, Radiation
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A little radiation is good for you
(March 25, 2011) Nevada newspaper comments on Energy Probe executive director Lawrence Solomon’s recent article on the health effects of low level radiation. Continue reading
Posted in Hormesis, Nuclear Power, Radiation
Tagged Fukushima, Hormesis, Japan, Lawrence Solomon, meltdown, Nuclear Safety, Radiation
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Lawrence Solomon: Japan’s radioactive fallout could have silver lining
(March 21, 2011) Energy Probe executive director Lawrence Solomon argues that while massive doses or radiation kill, low level radiation can actually be beneficial. Continue reading
Posted in Hormesis, Nuclear Power, Radiation
Tagged earthquake, Fukushima, Hormesis, Japan, nuclear energy, Radiation, tsunami
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Lawrence Solomon: One health activist attacks another (through me)
(February 9, 2011) Energy Probe Executive Director Lawrence Solomon refutes the claim that Port Hope has elevated levels of radiation. Continue reading
Posted in Nuclear Power, Nuclear Waste, Radiation
Tagged Energy Probe, Lawrence Solomon, Nuclear Safety, Port Hope, Radiation
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