By James Holbrooks Shattering the stereotype of the lazy pothead, new research suggests cannabis users are actually more satisfied, more successful, and even more likely to volunteer in their communities than their nonsmoking counterparts. Last week, the Independent described to its readers how the research…
By James Holbrooks Independent, small-time fishermen may soon be history thanks to nanny state government New England — On Friday, the United States District Court in New Hampshire dismissed a lawsuit filed by New England fishermen accusing the federal government of overreach. The suit pertains to recent rules…
By James Holbrooks (UR) Vancouver, British Columbia — “So we spend a twelfth of our life dreaming. And most of it is forgotten. What if we could peek inside our brain and see our dreams? Maybe even … shape them.” This is how a professor…
By James Holbrooks Due to mercury contamination caused by illegal gold mining, the government of Peru on Monday declared an environmental emergency in nearly a dozen districts within the Amazon rainforest, saying up to 50,000 people could be exposed to dangerous levels of the toxic element mercury….
By James Holbrooks According to a study published by the International Journal of Electrochemical Science, you may want to think twice before wrapping your food in aluminum foil to cook it — because some of that foil will leach into your meal. “Aluminum foil used in…
