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- Lawrence Solomon: Amazon doesn’t compete in the free market. It should have to.
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- Lawrence Solomon: How ‘road diets’ are making our car commutes even more painful
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Lawrence Solomon: Godless societies are unfit for survival
Time and again, godless societies have been outcompeted by God-fearing societies. 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
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Tagged Michael Bloomberg, New York, Obesity, Rubber Duckies Awards, Smoking Bans Trans Fat
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The Rubber Duckies: Scaring cell users
(June 17, 2011) The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) wins an Honourable Mention in this year’s Rubber Duckies Award. Continue reading
Lawrence Solomon: Israeli oil could bust the OPEC cartel
(June 13, 2011) The old energy order in the Middle East is crumbling and a new energy order is emerging to give the West some spine. In this new order, Israel is a major player. Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Natural Resources, Uncategorized
Tagged Harold Vinegar, Israel, Lawrence Solomon, middle east, OPEC
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Lawrence Solomon: Health Canada should perk up
(May 20, 2011) Over the last few years, I have been struck by the avalanche of studies indicating that coffee consumption promotes human health. Just last week came news from Swedish researchers in the peer-reviewed Breast Cancer Research that showed a significant decrease in breast cancers among post-menopausal women who were avid coffee drinkers. Continue reading