All Eyes on Port Hope

(Nov. 21, 2010) In a recent essay, CBC Sunday Edition host Michael Enright talks about Energy Probe’s belief that the radiation fears dogging residents of Port Hope are unfounded. Continue reading

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Portable Breast Scanner

(Nov. 20, 2010) The portable breast scanner is designed to detect breast cancer with the help of radio-frequency technology that identifies contrasts between normal and cancerous breast tissues. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Ontario’s powerful sleight of hand

(Nov. 20, 2010) McGuinty government is the biggest winner from the recent introduction of the Ontario Clean Energy Benefit. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: On climate, Senate reflects Will of the People

(Nov. 18, 2010) The Canadian Senate dismisses Bill C-311saving the country from economic harm while better representing the Will of the People. Continue reading

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Port Hope: Radioactive rhetoric

(Nov. 18, 2010) Editorial from the Toronto Star on the controversy surrounding anti-nuclear activist Dr. Helen Caldicott’s speech about Port Hope’s radiation levels. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Global warming gave us chocolate, says new study touting benefits to tropical forests of a much hotter climate

(Nov. 14, 2010) New study says warmer temperatures may be good for the planet’s tropical forests. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Queen’s Third Debate Date

(Nov. 14, 2010) A look back at the first formal debate on the science of global warming in a Canadian academic institution. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Port Hope — a hot spot that may be cool

(Nov. 13, 2010) Nuclear workers in Port Hope contract fewer cancers. Continue reading

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Aldyen Donnelly: Energy cost savings do not generate paybacks for customer investments in energy efficiency

(Nov. 12, 2010) In real life, it is not possible to deliver energy cost savings to consumers who invest in efficiency if we mobilize a market-wide movement towards efficiency, unless we build a market construct that moves us increasingly away from high fixed cost solutions to a construct that favours, smaller scale, more locally appropriate, lower fixed cost/higher variable cost solutions. Continue reading

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No Cause For Alarm Over Sea Level Or Ice Sheets

(Nov. 11, 2010) Professor Cliff Ollier, School of Earth and Environment, University of Western Australia, says the alarm over rising sea levels is unfounded. Continue reading

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