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Energy Giant Guilty of Spying on Greenpeace

Rob Quinn — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 04:25:05 CST

French electricity giant EDF, the world's biggest operator of nuclear power plants, has been found guilty of spying on Greenpeace and fined $2 million. EDF, a frequent target of Greenpeace campaigns, hired a security agency to hack into the group's computers to gain information about its anti-nuclear activities, the Telegraph...

Let's Just Legalize Steroids

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:14:21 CST

Let’s put a stop to the controversy of steroids in sports right now—by making doping legal. “I see nothing unjust or wrong about professional athletes using chemical compounds and medical knowledge to improve their abilities and performance,” writes Kyle Munkittrick on Discover . “Let me rephrase that: there is nothing...

Teammates: Armstrong Was Doping 'Instigator'

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 08:39:05 CST

As a federal grand jury hears testimony related to Lance Armstrong’s alleged doping, Sports Illustrated takes a closer look at the scandal. Among the new information to be detailed in next week’s issue, based on documents and interviews: Former teammate Floyd Landis recalls an instance when customs officials searched Armstrong’s...

Other Cyclists Backing Claims Armstrong Doped

Mary Papenfuss — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:00:00 CDT

Other cyclists are supporting teammate Floyd Landis' claims that Lance Armstrong has systematically used performance enhancing drugs. One rider—who has never tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs—detailed his drug use to investigators , which he said was done with Armstrong's knowledge and encouragement, he told the New York Times.

Why Landis is Probably Telling the Truth

Kevin Spak — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:55:00 CDT

Everyone seems weirdly eager to discount Floyd Landis’ increasingly vivid stories of doping by Lance Armstrong and the rest of the US Postal Service team. But not Steven Levitt, of the New York Times ’ Freakonomics blog. “I’ve never studied lying academically,” he writes, “but I have thought a lot...

Landis: Armstrong Team Sold Bikes for Doping

John Johnson — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 12:52:17 CDT

Happy Tour de France day. Let's celebrate with more allegations from Floyd Landis against Lance Armstrong, followed by another denial from Armstrong. In a lengthy Wall Street Journal article , Landis: Claims some of the bikes intended for the US Postal Service team were sold for cash instead of going to...

Landis Tried to Blackmail Armstrong: Lawyers

M. Morris — Fri, 21 May 2010 17:32:00 CDT

Floyd Landis' blockbuster accusation that Lance Armstrong and their teammates were doping—and his admission that he was, too—was nothing more than an extortion attempt, lawyers for Armstrong's racing team said today. Armstrong "told Landis he had nothing to hide and that he was not going to submit to...

Ouch: Armstrong Denies Doping, Then Crashes

Kevin Spak — Thu, 20 May 2010 16:24:18 CDT

Lance Armstong held a hasty press conference today before the fifth stage of the Tour de California to refute Floyd Landis' doping allegations . “I have nothing to hide,” he declared. “I think history speaks for itself here.” (Maybe still a little distracted, he then suffered a nasty crash during the...

Landis Admits Doping, Says Lance Did It, Too

Kevin Spak — Thu, 20 May 2010 07:39:52 CDT

Floyd Landis might just be the Jose Canseco of cycling. The disgraced cyclist has sent letters to the US Anti-Doping Agency and the FDA agent who broke the BALCO case outlining an elaborate doping regimen used by the entire US Postal Service Cycling Team from 2002 to 2005, the New...