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Lawrence Solomon: Israeli oil could bust the OPEC cartel

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Other News Sources

(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 →

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Lawrence Solomon: Health Canada should perk up

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Other News Sources

(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 →

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NUMBY strikes Ontario

Posted on September 30, 2009 by urbanrenaissanceinst
by Lawrence Solomon, September 3, 2009
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The 2002/2003 Alberta electoral boundaries commission

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Other News Sources

Interim Report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta

 

September 1, 2002

Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries and Names for Alberta.

 

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Passenger Travel by Motorized Modes, Canada, 1970-1995

Posted on August 19, 2009 by urbanrenaissanceinst

Passenger-Kilometres

 

With the exception of the years 1980-82, the number of passenger-kilometers (pkm) traveled by motorized modes rose constantly throughout the period 1970-95. (See Table 1.) Growth in motorized travel increased a total of 127.5 % — outstripping growth in population, at 36.7%, over the same period. As a result, the average Canadian traveled 15,968.6 kilometers by motorized modes in 1995, as compared to 9,596.3 kilometres in 1970.

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