Stimulated by the press, a few colleagues told me of their concerns with dirty bombs delivered by terrorists. Whoa, let’s look at whether that risk means massive deaths or just monstrous mess. Continue reading
Blog Posts and Writings Tagged: Contamination
Blog 37. Peanut butter: commercial failure or regulatory success?
Regulation reduces freedom?
Industry and its political spokespersons rarely miss an opportunity to state that regulation costs jobs, money, and freedom. Well, ‘way back in Blog 9, I agreed that regulation (when done right) reduces freedom—the freedom to do harm. Furthermore, I acknowledge that regulation often increases the cost of doing business—but for a reason. Continue reading
Blog 5. Fracking
What’s fracking?
With the expansion of drilling for natural gas in New York through Ohio, the Dakotas, Wyoming, and the southwest, the term “fracking” (or fracing) appears repeatedly—but incompletely—in the news. Fracking means hydraulic fracturing of an oil or natural gas well, but it seems the news media is fractured, delivering incomplete stories. Continue reading