Lawrence Solomon: Peering into the past for cures

(Jan. 03, 2011) X-rays don’t just diagnose, they cure, says peer-reviewed research from the 1940s. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Saving life and limb

(December 24, 2010) A decades-old treatment using X-rays may be more successful against gangrene than modern techniques. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: 75 climate scientists think humans contribute to global warming

(Dec. 24, 2010) Dubious research methods and a quickie survey produce a new embarrassment for pundits and press. Continue reading

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Update on California’s cap-and-trade plan

(Dec. 23, 2010) More on California’s recent draft for cap-and-trade regulation. Continue reading

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Aldyen Donnelly: US Department of Energy report and what it means for Canada

(Dec. 20, 2010)  The US Department of Energy (DOE) released its early summary of its 2011 Energy Outlook this morning. There is great deal in this new release that matters to Canada and the Canadian economy. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Ontario’s odious obligations

(Dec. 18, 2010) Could Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty’s green-energy contracts be reversed? Continue reading

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Aldyen Donnelly: Getting the carbon market right

(Dec. 15, 2010)  Aldyen Donnelly talks about the best way to reduce carbon emissions in Canada. Continue reading

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Aldyen Donnelly: The real debate over a climate change agreement

(December 13, 2010) Aldyen Donnelly looks at some of the stumbling blocks to a global climate change agreement. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Carbon burial scheme goes under

(Dec. 13, 2010) The UK’s first commercial scale CCS facility – a plant at a colliery in Yorkshire that would capture carbon and then pump it for burial in old gas-wells under the North Sea – has itself gone under after failing to raise the £635 million needed to fund its construction. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: How to renege on egregious green contracts

(Dec. 11,2010) Risk-free contracts pay up to 20 times market value. Continue reading

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