Cedric's Rantings

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Plummeting oil prices have had many effects – one of which is that it may be cheaper for ships to travel right around Africa than go through the Suez Canal.

Source: BBC – Future – Cheap oil is taking shipping routes back to the 1800s

Successful trial at a pilot plant in China using bacteria to convert exhaust emissions to oil will now be tested at a larger scale

Source: MIT researchers turn waste gas into liquid fuel | Environment | The Guardian

Researchers have discovered world’s first polyethylene-eating bacterium

Source: Bacteria Devour Polluting Plastic in Landfills – Scientific American

China is on an epic solar panel binge

International commission urges complete reversal of repressive drug policies imposed by most governments

Source: Medical experts call for global drug decriminalisation | Society | The Guardian

Source: JAMA Network | JAMA | Association Between Vaccine Refusal and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in the United States:  A Review of Measles and Pertussis

How to win the war on drugs

Source: [Report] | Legalize It All, by Dan Baum | Harper’s Magazine