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Stockholm Syndrome
The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) is a United Nations Environment Programme Convention, which bans or regulates industrial chemicals and pesticides. The…
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Europe ‘Reaches’ for Disaster
European regulatory officials have raised hostility to technological innovation to an art form. Their current medium of choice is the Precautionary Principle, which…
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FT Summer School – A Risky Weapon in the Corporate Armoury-
“Derivatives have become associated with recklessness following several high-profile bankruptcies, but they can be an effective way of managing risk,” says Christopher Culp.In…
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The Scapegoat Utility Vehicle
Reprinted with permission from Foundation for Economic Education, http://www.fee.org First sin, then treason, and finally, reckless idiocy. For owners…
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A Bright Idea: Deregulate
The massive blackout that shut off lights along the East coast, <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags” />Midwest and Canada need not…
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Environmentalists for Enron
CERES, the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies, is terribly concerned about corporate governance. Worried by the recent corporate scandals, this coalition of environmental groups and…