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The Impact of Climate Change on the Winter Olympics
Many people are questioning the wisdom of deliberately holding the 2014 Winter Olympics in a subtropical climate. While it does seem rather odd, even ……Read More
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Fracking and Your Endocrine System
A recent study published in Endocrinology looks at the chemicals used in fracking and finds that the contamination of both ground and surface water by ……Read More
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The Feasibility of Controlling Tropical Cyclones
Now that Typhoon Haiyan has passed and left thousands of dead and massive damage to the infrastructure in the Philippines and Viet Nam, questions are ……Read More
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Polonium Poisoning A Primer
Now that it appears likely that Yasser Arafat was killed back in November 2004 by polonium poisoning, I wanted to do a brief posting on ……Read More
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Balancing Geological Potential and Political Risk: Interview with Tony Hayward
From Kurdistan to Somaliland, for independent oil companies, getting your hands on new exploration acreage where both technical risk and political risk are low is ……Read More
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The Shale Boom, Just Getting Started: Interview with Tyler Cowen
Thanks to the shale boom, markets already perceive the trade balance optimizing, energy prices are cheaper than they would otherwise be and we’ve even cut ……Read More