6 Ways The US FDA Is More Scientific Than Europe
The American FDA allows ingredients that are banned in other countries. read...
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Fracking Opponents Disappointed In President Obama Being Reasonable On Natural Gas
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read moreFracking Opponents Disappointed In President Obama Being Reasonable On Natural Gas
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read moreFriends Of The Earth Hate Clean Energy – And So Does President Obama
Nuclear power is not an environmental issue.There is just no way to spin that it is. What started off with activists being anti-nuclear weapon has morphed into irrational, anti-science stances against all energy - even reactors that simply cannot have a meltdown and use old nuclear waste for fuel. Who could protest against such a thing?Well, when you have tens and hundreds of millions...
read moreCaps On Soda Size Don’t Discriminate Against Poor People, Just Fat Ones
Almost no one outside New York City government and health advocates engaged in social experimentation thought a ban on some drink sizes for New York City made any sense or would actually do any good. Soda companies were obviously against it. They would prefer not to be demonized in Mayor Michael Bloomberg's latest culture war. Small businesses were against it, since a ton of products sold...
read moreJames Hansen’s Deficit Thinking
A few years ago, I wrote a piece for Communicating Astronomy with the Public outlining how to more effectively reach the public.(1)I have some credibility. Science 2.0 has become a well-known movement despite not having media conglomerate backing, a marketing department, a sales force or any government funding, Not many can do that - or they probably would. read...
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