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Solomon: Tinkering with climate

Man has always wanted to control the weather and master nature. In ancient lore, Odysseus kept four winds in a bag to speed his travels, witches summoned storms to destroy enemies, and high priests, sometimes with the aid of human … Continue reading

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Solomon: Warmed right over

The global-warming theory is nearing its end as evidence against it mounts Why do a majority of Canadians — 52% according to the latest Angus Reid poll — still hold the belief that humans are mainly responsible for global warming? … Continue reading

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Solomon: Just a (nuclear) waste

Canada’s nuclear industry is again plying the back routes of Ontario’s northlands, looking for a willing host in places like Hornepayne (population 1,209) and Ear Falls (population 1,153) for a multi-billion-dollar long-term storage facility for the country’s nuclear wastes. Twenty … Continue reading

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Solomon: Our cosmic climate (2)

The 20-year-long global warming debate is in its final stages, the controversy having been settled over whether manmade causes such as carbon dioxide or natural causes such as the Sun dominate climate change on Earth. First, the global warming doomsayers … Continue reading

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Solomon: Tyranny of the north

Alberta passes draconian laws abolishing property rights Venezuela’s dictator, Hugo Chavez, was in the news this week for brashly announcing an expropriation of the mineral rights of the citizens of his country. We don’t seize private property that way in … Continue reading

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Solomon: It’s official – climate alarmists know less and can’t count too well (2)

Surprising findings lead researchers to recommend science be taught differently, to enable skeptics to arrive at correct conclusions A draft study produced by researchers at Yale University and four other research institutions has arrived at a surprising (to them) finding: … Continue reading

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Solomon: Liberate U.S. oil

Richard Nixon was the first U.S. president to vow and fail to wean the United States off its dependency on Middle Eastern oil. Barack Obama will be the last. The United States today has the wherewithal to become independent in … Continue reading

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Solomon: Deregulate housing

Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney may have to raise interest rates on all Canadians to stop a potentially catastrophic housing bubble, even though higher interest rates could abort our still-shaky economic recovery. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the provincial … Continue reading

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Solomon: Supreme skeptics

The justices of the United States Supreme Court this week became the world’s most august global warming sceptics. Not by virtue of their legal reasoning – the global warming case they decided turned on a technical legal issue — but … Continue reading

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Solomon: Israel’s new energy

In the first 25 years after Israel’s founding in 1948, it was repeatedly attacked by the large armies of its Arab neighbours. Each time, Israel prevailed on the battlefield, only to have its victories rolled back by Western powers who … Continue reading

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Solomon: Saving life and limb

A decades-old treatment using X-rays may be more successful against gangrene than modern techniques It was too late to amputate – the fast-moving gaseous gangrene, which started with a knee wound after an automobile accident, had already reached the 21-year-old … Continue reading

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