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Category Archives: Regulation
The rich have always been inviting targets
(March 9, 2004) Some are appalled that Martha Stewart could be prosecuted for covering up a crime she didn’t commit, especially when prosecutors would never have been bothered pursuing an ordinary person. Yet double standards against the rich are nothing new. Prosecutors and others have long made their careers by going after this very visible minority. Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Nation states, Regulation
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London’s green streets
(February 19, 2004) One year ago this week, London began to charge private automobiles and commercial vehicles £5 ($12.50) a day if they either entered or left its downtown core between 7 a.m. and 6:30 pm. The reviews of this unprecedented experiment – designed to reduce traffic jams in one of the most heavily congested cities in the world – are now in, and they’re rave. Continue reading
Posted in Automobile, Cities, Public transit, Regulation, Toll roads, Transportation
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Move that fire hydrant
(November 19, 2003) Canada’s mayors are thinking big transportation thoughts this week, full of hope that Next- Prime Minister Paul Martin will finance a new era of public transit lines, roadways, trains and other showcase projects. Continue reading
Posted in Automobile, Regulation
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Speeches by Fidel Castro Ruz, President of the Republic of Cuba
(August 29, 2003) “Thank You Führer.” Editorial published in the newspaper Granma on May 21, 2003. Press conference by Foreign Minister of the Repúblic of Cuba, Felipe Pérez Roque on the mercenaries at the service of the empire who stood trial on April 3,4,5 and 7, 2003. Havana City, April 9, 2003. Continue reading
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Alberta estimated to have more recoverable oil than Saudi Arabia
(June 5, 2003) The recoverable oil reserves in the Alberta oil sands is estimated at over 300 billion barrels – more than Saudi Arabia’s 265 billion barrels. Continue reading
Posted in Cities, Regulation
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Urban Renaissance Institute 