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Feb 2025
34m 13s

TRC #703: Jevons’ Paradox + American vs....

The Reality Check
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Darren revisits a topical segment from the past looking at Jevons’ Paradox which suggests that as a resource becomes more efficient, it may paradoxically be consumed more. Then Adam looks at some recent controversies about artificial colouring in Froot Loops cereal, how those are labeled in the US and Canada and what that means.

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