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on December 31, 2018
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Twin Metals Keeps On Winning, Despite Best Efforts of Urban DFL

Written by Isaac Orr
in Energy

Minnesota is home to the world's largest undeveloped deposits of copper, nickel, and platinum group elements, and developing these mineral resources will be a massive boost to the economy of our state. While the PolyMet mine has received the necessary permits from the state, the proposed Twin Metals mine has been the ire of urban liberals and environmentalists who do not want to see the mine developed. Fortunately, according to an article in MinnPost, the Trump administration has other ideas and has taken several concrete steps to support the project. The Obama administration blocked new mineral leases for Twin Metals in 2016,...

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on December 29, 2018
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New ‘Miracle Foods’ Arrive; But What About The Old Ones?

Written by Isaac Orr
in Culture and History

People love their food fads. I remember Snackwell cookies, which were touted as being better for people because they were low fat. Turns out, they were still packed with calories and did next to nothing to reduce weight gain. In fact, because these cookies were considered healthier than the alternative, high-fat cookies, people ate more of them because they felt less guilty about eating them. In the end, people ate more cookies and gained more weight. This phenomenon is actually called the Snackwell Effect. Although Snackwell has seen its 15 minutes of fame come and go, there always seems to be a scientifically...

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on December 16, 2018
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University of Minnesota Proposes Extra Science Tax

Written by Isaac Orr
in Education

The University of Minnesota has proposed a $1,000 per semester surcharge for new undergraduate students in the College of Science and Engineering, supposedly to enable the high-demand school to expand. The charge also would apply to College of Liberal Arts students majoring in certain science fields. No wonder more and more people are seeking trades instead of a university higher education. The science surcharge would cost incoming engineering students an additional $8,000 over the course of a four year program, which represents a 14.5 percent increase over normal tuition for that time period. The university defended the science tax, by stating the U is...

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on November 10, 2018
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ACSH: Sea Salt: Possibly The World’s Dumbest Product

Written by Isaac Orr
in Environment

The following article was written by Josh Bloom of the American Council for Science and Health. I don't know which is more astounding. The screwball health claims made about common products or that people actually buy them. Here's one of them. While recently dining in a pretentious New York restaurant (not hard to find) a waiter offered me sea salt with such enthusiasm that you'd think it was water from Ponce de Leon's Fountain of Youth. So, what's the deal with the stuff? Is it just a chance to show how worldly you are? Do people really believe that it is in any way...

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