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Dyes & Color
Canada Free Press (2013).
Dyes and pigments are everywhere. They make us see things in many colors. The blue of your jeans is just one dye of many....
Your Genes – or Not
Canada Free Press (2013).
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing an interesting case. It's about your genes or, more accurately, the question as to who owns them....
A Bloomin' Mess
Canada Free Press (2013).
The year 2011 saw a severe change in spring time loadings of nutrients to Lake Erie, particularly the western basin...
From Russia – with Cold
Principia Scientific International (2013).
Agent 007 had it easy. In the movie From Russia with Love, all he had to do...
The Seven Sisters
Canada Free Press (2013).
Some operating systems for personal computers come with spectacular photographs for monitor backgrounds. The Seven Sisters scene in the Canadian Rocky Mountains is one of them.
Walpurgis Night — A Pagan Tradition
Canada Free Press (2013).
Walpurgis Night is another pagan ritual celebrating the arrival of spring...
Goiters and Fluoridation
Canada Free Press (2013).
Goiters used to be a status symbol and dental cavities were common in children...
Reusch's Moraine – Another "Consensus" Gone Awry
Canada Free Press (2013).
There is a unique rock formation at Norway's northern coast. Well, the rock itself is not unique at all, but its age is – 1,000 million years old...
Penguins are Cooling the Air!
Canada Free Press (2013).
Either the world needs more penguins to cool the global warming...
The New Guinea Pig — You
Canada Free Press (2013).
The European Union has a new law forbidding the sale of any cosmetic product that contains an ingredient tested on animals.
What does it mean for you?
Colony Collapse Disorder
Canada Free Press (2013).
Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) is the term used for the unusually large die-offs in honey bee colonies over winter. First observed about a decade ago, ...
The Death Knell for the CO2 Theory
Principia Scientific International (2013).
The death knell tolls for the Carbon Dioxide Greenhouse Gas Theory (CO2-GHT). If the CO2-GHT ever was a plausible theory, ...
The Cyber Wars
Canada Free Press (2013).
The cyber wars are in full swing. Your emails and web access are being used...
Chemistry of Yore and Now
Canada Free Press (2013).
For many the field of chemistry is terra incognita, an unknown world. This is odd...
The Climate Models are Failing [Translation]
Principia Scientific International (2013).
... This also explains why, without the action of IR-active trace gases there was both a Roman and Medieval climate optimum.
The Letter C
Canada Free Press (2013).
The letter C causes much grief. Why not ...
Them Worms
Canada Free Press (2013).
Global conspiracy...
Chrislam
Canada Free Press (2013).
...Idle complacency, attempts at appeasement and tolerance only embolden the attacks aimed at the destruction of Judaeo-Christian societies...
Cleopatra's Rouge
Canada Free Press (2013).
Mercury — Cleopatra's rouge is said to have been made from it; so, what's the problem with it now?
1.5V, approximately!
Canada Free Press (2013).
...All these batteries claim to provide 1.5V but, I guess, not all Volts are created equal.
Send Home a Postcard!
Canada Free Press (2013).
... The idea that mankind should "conquer" Mars has been around for a while, i.e. one hundred years plus.
Cold Heat
Canada Free Press (2013).
Have Cold, need Heat. Global temperature means havent risen for 16 years now but some politicians still think the globe is experiencing runaway overheating.
Alpha
Canada Free Press (2013).
Observing nature's creatures is always interesting...
The New Dark Age
Canada Free Press (2013).
The 'Dark Ages' is a common term used for the period between the fall of Rome (2nd/3rd century) and the rise of the Renaissance period...
The "God-Switch"
Canada Free Press (2013).
I am getting announcements with headlines like "Heaven's been robbed ... Saint Peter is crying!" and claims like "A chance to live forever and remain forever
young" or "The fountain of youth may have, indeed, been found."
The "Ceuticals" Boom
Canada Free Press (2013).
There are some new words around, all ending with "ceutical." For example, there are nutraceuticals and cosmeceuticals.
Principia Scientific International
Principia Scientific International (2013).
There is a new phenomenon out there — fast growing Principia Scientific International (PSI). So what, you might say, one more scientific organization will
not change the world. I'd like to differ:
Cliff-Hanger
Canada Free Press (2013).
There is a lot of stuff being written about the "fiscal cliff." Frankly, it is becoming somewhat tiresome. The last we heard was about a "temporary" solution;
in other words, kicking the can further down the road. The problem is simply we are living beyond our means.
The Newly Improved IPCC
Canada Free Press (2012).
The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) has been predicting a rising temperature doom and gloom scenario for the last 20 years or so. Al Gore
received a Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for propagating that scenario.
It's the Sun, after all
Canada Free Press (2012).
A leaked draft of the UN's IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) forthcoming 5th assessment report has some explosive new revelations:
Switchable Water
Canada Free Press (2012).
Some media are abuzz with the latest invention, Switchable Water, and other "switchable" things. If you believe the stories, these switchables will
solve all kinds of problems,...
Solution = Bigger Problem Ahead
Canada Free Press (2012).
History is full of examples of Solutions to a perceived problem which have turned sour a little while later. The latest idea of geo-engineering is just another
example of what can (and would) go wrong, if pursued.
Little Green Martians
Canada Free Press (2012).
Get ready: This coming Monday, December 3, 2012, we may be given a whole new reason to visit our planetary next of kin, i.e. Mars. NASA's said to release
important new information from its robotic rover named Curiosity.
Lemmings Galore
Principia Scientific International (2012).
You'll probably have come across the term "like lemmings" before.
Bed Bugs Unite! — [Satire]
Canada Free Press (2012).
Bloomberg News reports that bed bugs succumbed on exposure to human blood when the victims ingested blood containing a certain drug.
A Murder
Canada Free Press (2012).
... of a different kind —
To Alan Caruba, a Friend I never Met
Canada Free Press (2012).
Alan Caruba is a journalist of renown. He is a regular contributor to Canada Free Press and other news outlets.
Climate and the Oceans
Canada Free Press (2012).
The August issue of Water 21, the official magazine of the International Water Association has an article by Lis Stedman on "Reports warn of
climate change impact on oceans" that is highly misleading.
Evening News in the Boonies
Canada Free Press (2012).
The evening news comes on at 11 pm and lasts for half an hour. Out here in the boonies, it is a major part of the daily entertainment.
The Bell Toils for You
Canada Free Press (2012).
Just a few years ago, Ma Bell used to be the only game in town when it came to phone service.
The Death of Paper?
Canada Free Press (2012).
That file must be somewhere on my old hard drive, just need to find it ... .
More Scum
Canada Free Press (2012).
In a recent paper on the eutrophication — over fertilization — of Canada's Lake Winnipeg...
Computers Amok
Canada Free Press (2012).
Trading in stocks and commodities has become a giant business of super computers (and programs) competing with each other. The machines are analyzing and
determining what to sell or to buy within split seconds, often in multi-million dollar trades.
Of Parrots and Fish
Canada Free Press (2012).
Well, not exactly, just the parrotfish.
Devils Drowning - Nope
Canada Free Press (2012).
Are the devils drowning? I mean the Tasmanian Devils, mammals of a medium-sized dog, native to New Zealand and Tasmania.
Nothing Beats a Good Con
Canada Free Press (2012).
Nothing beats a good con. Judging from recent revelations, they are still worth the money.
King Coal - No More?
Canada Free Press (2012).
You know that you have arrived in the history books when your discards are being elevated to World Cultural Heritage status. The UN has just done that
with the entire Calais coal mining region of northern France, slag heaps and all.
Social Justice
Canada Free Press (2012).
Social justice is in the eye of the beholder. It will have entirely different meanings for a well-to-do metropolitan-type city dweller compared to a
subsistence farmer in the middle of anywhere.
To Flush or Not to Flush
Canada Free Press (2012).
To flush or not to flush, that's the question. Municipal sewer system operators are finding that they have to compensate for the 'green' low flush toilets.
Who would have thought that?
The West does Away with Itself - Islam
Canada Free Press (2012).
In 2010, former German Bundesbank-Vorstand and Ex-Senator of Berlin, Thilo Sarrazin, published his book "Deutschland schafft sich ab: Wie wir unser Land
aufs Spiel setzen." The title translates, more or less, to "Germany does away with itself: how we gamble with our country."
Nuclear Renaissance?
Canada Free Press (2012).
Is a nuclear renaissance around the corner?
It may just happen. For example, Japan has just announced its intention to restart some of their nuclear power plants (NPPs). France is planning to increase
its electricity production by NPPs from currently 50% to 90% of its national needs. Pakistan, India and China are rapidly expanding their NPP construction programs.
Even in the US, new NPPs are on the drawing boards and in the permitting stage.
Suzuki's Green Babies
Canada Free Press (2012).
The David Suzuki Foundation is dispensing advice on "Having a Green Baby". "I've plans to 'green' this life-altering bundle of joy and curb its added
impact on the planet, starting with diapers."
The New Flat Earth Society
Canada Free Press (2012).
The new flat earth society is not a fringe group of a few people living in the middle of nowhere. It is to be found at the Goddard Institute of Space Studies (GISS),
not to be confused with the Goddard Space Flight Center, personified by its leader for many years, Dr. James E. Hansen.
Dinosaurs' Flatulence
Canada Free Press (2012).
Believe it or not, the real cause of the "global warming," pardon, "climate change" problem has been found. A new modeling study by British scientists claims
that "giant dinosaurs could have warmed the planet with their flatulence."
If I were a Weed
Canada Free Press (2012).
If I were a weed, I'd feel so much happier now. All the new eco-friendly laws let me breathe and procreate more easily.
For the History Museum
Canada Free Press (2012).
Have you seen a mail box lately? They are going the way of the dodo. Time used to be when there was one on nearly every corner. Now you are lucky to find one at all.
Earth Day and Agenda 21
Canada Free Press (2012).
We all feel a need to belong. Your family is important to you and you to them. We also like to be appreciated by peers, to contribute work and ideas to
groups of people, and generally to be considered helpful and caring.
Moths Anyone?
Canada Free Press (2012).
If you still own items made from (real) wool, you'll likely have noticed the lack of adequate moth sprays. The stuff you can buy these days barely annoys them.
It sure does not prevent damage to your woolen items.
Watching the Spots
Canada Free Press (2012).
...the sunspots that is. You might ask why?
The Drowning Polar Bear Myth
Canada Free Press (2012).
Unwelcome news — for the drowning polar bear myth believers: Not only are the bears not drowning, they are thriving instead.
The Moors Can Go
Canada Free Press (2012).
"The moor has done his duty, the moor can go," says a character in Friedrich von Schiller's play, Fiesco's Conspiracy at Genoa. Anyone who has read
about the history of major revolutions will come to the same conclusion: The initial revolutionaries are all being destroyed by the latter-day power takers.
Bananas!
Canada Free Press (2012).
As you may have noticed, democracy ain't anymore what it used to be. From "smart meters" and engineered brownouts, to anything else supposedly "good for you,"
new rules abound.
The Scam of Scum
Canada Free Press (2012).
Algae, the green stuff suspended in and floating on the surface of over-fertilized (polluted) water, AKA scum, is supposed to save America's dependence on
foreign crude oil. The President has said so. He stated that "up to 17% of the oil we import for transportation" could be replaced with this fuel.
Credit Rating
Canada Free Press (2012).
The bureaucrats of the European Parliament have proposed a new law that would allow them to forbid Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs) from publishing assessments
of their countries' credit ratings. The lawmakers are upset about recent rating downgrades of European states by major CRAs.
Dear Aunt Solyndra,
– satire
Canada Free Press (2012).
Dear Aunt Solyndra,
Sorry not have written to you for a while. Life is just so hectic. I have been very busy with my new company, the Green Wonder Technology Inc. We are making all
kinds of novel green energy systems from solar panels, to ...
The Red Herring CO2
Canada Free Press (2012).
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is claimed to be THE greenhouse gas villain. Al Gore, and many others, including the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),
governments, industrial leaders and, of course, countless "NGOs" (Non Government Organizations) have proclaimed it for years.
Thor(ium) to You
Ezine Articles (2012).
Thorium was discovered nearly 200 hundred years ago by the Swedish scientist Jakob Berzelius (1779-1848), who named the new element after Thor, the
mythical nordic God of Thunder.
Just GRAND!
Canada Free Press (2012).
My new granddaughter — not yet a week old — definitely has smartphone thumbs.
Dear Cousin Punxsutawney Phil,
Canada Free Press (2012).
Once again, mid-winter is near, and it's time to send you my annual greetings. Hope you and the family are alright and enjoying life at the edge of the
meadow; any more offspring coming along?
Double Digit Growth
Canada Free Press (2012).
"Double Digit Growth" (DDG) is de rigueur, particularly the "double digit" part. However, it may still not be enough. If you invest in stocks,
you'll learn that anything less than double digit growth of revenue, or expectation for such is unacceptable. At least, that's what the markets tell you. Anything
less than DDG and, typically, the stock is being pummeled severely.
Missed the Train?
Canada Free Press (2012).
By a second?
Don't worry — nature is coming to your rescue.
The Hagia Sophia, and Freedom of Religion
Canada Free Press (2012).
The Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, not far from the well known Blue Mosque, has been the centre point of the Eastern Orthodox Church for over one thousand years.
The first recorded structure dates back to the 4th century.
Green Bubblings
Canada Free Press (2011).
The green bubble is slowly deflating. Grand UN conferences and massive amounts of government subsidies to green enterprises notwithstanding,
people around the world are rapidly becoming disenchanted with the green promises.
Santa is on the Run ...
Canada Free Press (2011).
... from climate change that is.
What is a Climate Threshold?
Canada Free Press (2011).
The science, we were told some years ago is settled. But now, it appears, we are not so sure anymore.
The New Illions
Ezine Articles (2011).
Times were when everyone counted the same way; one thousand, one million, one billion, and so on. But this is no longer the case. In fact, it has not
been for quite some time, though few people noticed. Depending on where you are, a billion can be a billion, or one thousand times as much.
Fort Knox and Candies on Credit
Canada Free Press (2011).
Economists around the world are in a quandary; despite massive stimulation programs, the world economy is losing steam.
7 Quadrillion Barrels of Oil — Down the Drain
Canada Free Press (2011).
As recently as 10,000 years ago, much of the world's northern hemisphere was covered with a solid sheet of ice, anywhere from 2,000 to 4,000 m thick. Most of
it has disappeared - melted away since. How much energy was required to melt that mega-ice cube?
Renewable Energy
Canada Free Press (2011).
A few days ago, the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its updated report on renewable energy sources and the world's energy demand.
Suzuki, DEA, MEA and TEA
Canada Free Press (2011).
The David Suzuki Foundation (DSF) is mailing out requests for donations with statements like "We must stem the flow of toxic chemicals into our
bodies" and ... Today's message is about the "EAs."
Suzuki and Cyclosiloxanes
Canada Free Press (2011).
The David Suzuki Foundation (DSF) is mailing out requests for donations with statements like "We must stem the flow of toxic chemicals into our
bodies" and ... Today's message is about cyclosiloxanes.
Wind + Limestone = Gasoline
Ezine Articles (2011).
Car manufacturers and governments are trying to make you buy-in to the electric car hype. Personally, I don't think it is going to work, despite
the subsidies (by governments from your tax dollars) and the heavy advertising by the manufacturers (paid for by you upon a new vehicle purchase).
There is a simple alternative.
Suzuki and Coal Tar Dyes
Canada Free Press (2011).
David Suzuki, Canada's high priest of all things natural is at it again, raising money that is. The David Suzuki Foundation (DSF) is mailing out requests for
donations with statements like "We must stem the flow of toxic chemicals into our bodies" and ...
The Phosphate Ban
Ezine Articles (2011).
As you may have noticed, dishes and glassware have recently gotten "dirty". You may think that your dishwasher is failing and needs to be
replaced. - Wait, it's not your appliance, it's the detergent.
Dirty Coal
Canada Free Press (2011).
In recent years, many politicians encouraged and supported electricity generation from "alternative" or "renewable" energy sources,
such as wind and solar, and from natural gas. At the same time, they invented a new term for the traditional energy source (coal), namely "dirty coal."
The "Green" Light Doctrine
Ezine Articles (2011).
Energy-saving lights, such as "compact fluorescent lights" (CFLs) are in. In fact, many jurisdictions have already banned the older style incandescent light
bulbs (ILBs), and others will be following soon. Is this good or bad?
The Bisphenol A Controversy
Canada Free Press (2011).
Bisphenol A, commonly known as BPA, is in the news, again. BPA has been around for decades in a multitude of consumer products. Should it be of concern to you?
Sea-Ice in the Arctic
Canada Free Press (2011).
There are two major organizations measuring, via satellite reconnaissance, the extent of the sea-ice in the Arctic, namely the National Snow and Ice
Data Center (NSIDC) and the International Arctic Research Center (IARC). Their measurements differ routinely by nearly 1,000,000 km^2 (or about 10%).
Why are they so different?
Rare Earths and You
Ezine Articles (2011).
As of late, Rare Earth Elements (REEs) have come into focus in the media. What are REEs all about and how do they affect you?
Eat your Veggies!
Canada Free Press (2011).
In the middle of winter, when snow is drifting across the frozen landscape, fresh herbs and vegetables are at a premium in the stores. To help
you get fresh produce at that time, some companies are advertising counter-top gadgets, so-called "air gardens" to grow your own green sprouts,
ready to harvest in the depth of winter.
The Not So Scientific Guide to Global Warming Skepticism
Ezine Articles (2011).
One of the latest attempts by the global warming enthusiasts to pervert the facts is a pamphlet published by John Cook a few days ago,
with the pretentious title The Scientific Guide to Global Warming Skepticism.
Ursus maritimus and NGOs
Canada Free Press (2011).
The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) and its various sub-populations around the Arctic are claimed to be endangered because of human-induced
climate change supposedly caused by carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels. In 2008, the US Department of the Interior placed
the polar bear on its list of "threatened species" under the Endangered Species Act.
Anything left to blame on CO2 ?
Canada Free Press (2010).
While much of Europe is in the grip of an early winter, the "global warming - carbon dioxide" myth continues to be spread. The other day,
while snow was covering the ground and the temperature was well below freezing, the battery of my wife's car broke down. She blamed it on
global warming. Of course, that was in jest.
Cassava-gate?
Canada Free Press (2010).
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Cranz.) is a shrub-like plant native to South America which produces tubers rich in carbohydrates.
It is now widely cultivated across the southern hemisphere and the tubers are an important food staple for an estimated 750 million
people. In addition, the plant leaves are also consumed in some areas.
Arctic Cooling
Canada Free Press (2010).
In case you have not heard. The Arctic, at least its part of Alaska, has been in a cooling trend for ten years. This is according to
temperature measurements at 20 out of 21 first order meteorological stations in Alaska from 2000 to 2009.
Watch out for "Ecocide"
Canada Free Press (2010).
Ecocide, a term coined by the former British barrister Polly Higgins, comes with a proposal that asks the United Nations to recognize
it as a fifth "crime against peace" - one that could be prosecuted by the International Criminal Court alongside "genocide," "war crimes,"
"ethnic cleansing," and "crimes against humanity."
The Carbon Cycle and Royal Society Math
Canada Free Press (2010).
The recent "rebellion" by senior members of the Royal Society (RS) forced it to revise their guide "Climate change: a summary of the science." The new guide, published
on 30 September 2010, has a single paragraph under the heading The Carbon Cycle and Climate. In that, it says:
Climate Change and the Age of Wisdom
Canada Free Press (2010).
There are various "open letters" available on the internet, urging the political powers and executive boards of learned societies to adopt less categorical stances with respect
to "climate change" concerns and policies.
CO2 and EPA's Voodoo Science
Canada Free Press (2010).
Governments around the globe are considering schemes to tax CO2 emissions. In order to have their people buy into such schemes, a steady barrage of
claims has been unleashed upon the public, many of which bear little scientific scrutiny. One of the most misleading statements in this regard has been
made by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which recently declared CO2 to be a "dangerous pollutant". This is a prime example of how science
has become politicized and distorted, certainly in regard to CO2.
Electricity "Generating Capacity"
Canada Free Press (2010).
Alternative energy is in vogue these days. Our politicians are willing to spend megabucks to subsidize wind turbines, their manufacturers, installers, and
owners to produce alternative electric power that way. Of course, any manufacturer or vendor will provide you with "generating capacity" numbers,
and they sound great. The politicians, journalists, and green lobbyists love them; numbers with megaW of installed or planned new capacities are
touted in all kinds of pamphlets and announcements. There is just a little fly in the ointment. The term CAPACITY no longer has the meaning it used to have.
Ocean Acidification and the CO2-Propaganda
Canada Free Press (2010).
Now, as the earth does not become rapidly overheated from CO2 (carbon dioxide) in the atmosphere, nor the Arctic sea ice disappearing, nor the Pacific
atolls drowning, nor the Amazonian jungle drying up, all as previously touted by the IPCC and their gendarmes and adjuvants, a new slogan on the supposed
danger of CO2 is increasingly being heard, namely "Ocean Acidification".
Is there a future for the internal combustion engine?
Can. Chemical News, ACCN, 61: 26-27 (2009).
You may recall, about 10 years ago, hydrogen-fuelled cars were to solve all our driving needs. They were supposed to be in car dealers' showrooms by 2001,
"ready to drive away." Well, it did not happen, and lately, who has heard of hydrogen.
Other Books by the Author
Ecotoxicity
of chemicals to Photobacterium phosphoreum.
Kaiser
KLE, Devillers J. Gordon and Breach Science Publ., ISBN:
2-88124-974-4, (1994).
QSAR
in Environmental Toxicology - II.
Kaiser KLE (ed.). D.
Reidel Publ. Co., ISBN: 90-277-2555-1, (1987).
QSAR
in Environmental Toxicology.
Kaiser KLE (ed.). D. Reidel
Publ. Co., ISBN: 90-277-1776-1, (1984).
Some other publications by the
author
Evolution of the
International Workshops on Quantitative Structure-Activity
Relationships (QSARs) in Environmental Toxicology.
SAR
& QSAR Env. Res., 18: 3-20 (2007).
Toxicity
Data Sources.
Chapter 2 in Predicting Chemical
Toxicity and Fate. Cronin MTD, Livingstone DJ (eds.),
CRC Press, Boca Raton, (2004).
Catalysis —
where we should apply it now!
Can. Chemical News,
ACCN, 50(7/8): 27 (1999).
Hydrogen, fuel of
the future?
Can. Chemical News, ACCN, 50(5):
29 (1999).
Erroneous Data: Avenues for Detection and
Prevention.
Quintessence, 1(4): 13-16 (1995).
[Contact author for reprint].
