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SNIP 2. Coal is actually radioactive Coal contains uranium and thorium, which are both radioactive elements. In coal’s natural form, they are not an issue as they occur in such trace quantities. However, when coal is burned, these radioactive components can concentrate to up to 10 times their original levels in some of its by-products, such as fly ash. Fly ash is produced by coal-based power plants and carries 100 times more radiation into the surrounding environment than a nuclear power plant that produces an equivalent amount of energy. People who live in the so-called “stack shadow”, or between half...

Federal Liberals will get to eat their own words during Super Bowl commercial breaks Political football Sun Media via Calagry Sun (ran as lead editorial in above) February 4, 2007 Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Conservatives can’t be accused of lacking muscle as they enter their second year in government. From the environment to the income trust issue, Harper’s team is showing leadership. Perhaps that’s why Stephane Dion’s Liberals pretend to be so outraged. The Liberals are seeing integrity and courage not evident under either Jean Chretien’s or Paul Martin’s reigns. Start with the environment. The Grits had...