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February 3, 2012

Paul Krugman's Toxic Shock Syndrome

Larry Bell, Forbes


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New York Times writer Paul Krugman finally got his Christmas wish from the EPA in the form of new mercury and air standards for power plants. In his December 25 article titled “Springtime for Toxics” he cheered: “ we were supposed to start regulating mercury more than 20 years ago. . .

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