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Outcry over possible cuts to the European Union’s science budget

November 29, 2011 6:14 pm Robert Zimmerman

Running out of other people’s money: Shortages in the European Union’s science budget is prompting proposed cuts, which in turn is sparking outrage.

European Union bureaucrats forbid bottled water companies from advertising that their product prevents dehydration

November 19, 2011 1:45 pm Robert Zimmerman

Government in action! Regulators in the European Union have forbidden bottled water companies from advertising that their product — water — prevents dehydration.

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Beating the European ban on 75 watt bulbs

October 18, 2010 1:28 pm Robert Zimmerman

Here’s some European Union madness: Because the Union banned light bulbs of more than 60 watts, a German entrepreneur is legally marketing his 75 and 100 watt bulbs by having them made in China and then importing them as “small heating devices” dubbed “heatballs.”

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