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Monthly Archives: September 2015
Why the West Coast’s gas prices are so high and who is to blame
Early in my blogging career I wrote a blog piece discussing factors that affect gasoline and diesel prices on the West Coast. The post was called A Primer: Why Cheap Oil Doesn’t Mean Cheap Gasoline or Diesel and dealt mostly … Continue reading
Posted in Pipelines
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Debunking the Leap Manifesto – Demand #9: Local agriculture is not always better
I have been asked numerous times in the last couple days what I have against the “The Leap Manifesto”? My answer is simple: The Leap Manifesto is of particular interest to me because it touches so close to my intellectual … Continue reading
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A Chemist looks at the Leap Manifesto and finds it wanting
This morning as I was enjoying a well-earned coffee break a fascinating announcement lit up my Twitter feed. It was about “The Leap Manifesto”. By the breathless tweets I expected a highly-researched document full of insight and new ideas, maybe … Continue reading
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On Wi-Fi, Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity and the Nocebo Effect
One of my fears when I wrote my previous post about Wi-Fi was that I was opening a Pandora’s Box on the whole field of electromagnetic fields and health. As I expected, shortly after I posted that blog a number … Continue reading
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On Wi-Fi in Schools and the Precautionary Principle
I knew this day was coming. I wasn’t sure when, but I knew that at some point as a promoter of evidence-based decision-making I would have to take on the topic of Wi-Fi in schools at this blog. Well the … Continue reading
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