In the US, Canada and most industrial countries, the largest funders of medical research on new drugs are the manufacturers themselves. These tests determine which drugs the government will approve for sale. A favorable outcome on a drug trial can mean millions, even billions in profits for the drug companies. We should all be skeptical [...]

One of the things I’ve been saying for awhile is that the Toyota Prius and cars like it are not the solution to our problems.  Sure, it gets decent gas mileage but at the same time, the energy and materials that go into making one offset the benefits.  The math is quite rough but it [...]

Biodiesel is one of the greenest and sustainable sources of energy that we can use to power our cars.  Of course, there aren’t too many cars around that are designed for it and here in North America, even regular diesel options on cars are rare at best.  Strangely enough, biodiesel is incredibly easy to make, [...]

I mentioned awhile back that some kid for a science fair experiment succeeded where so many have failed in an effort to rid our planet of plastic.  Don’t get me wrong…modern plastics are without a doubt one of the things that keeps many products easily produced and usable but when it’s time to dispose of [...]