Monthly Archives: July 2002

The Evils of Coffee

The United Nations Human Development Report 2001 included a section on the controversy over transonic crops, including efforts in some countries to ban all genetically modified foods. In an interesting sidebar, the report noted that many products which are now … Continue reading

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New York Times Screws Up Correction of Global Warming Story

Back on July 10, this site noted that The New York Times ran both a story, and editorial and a Bob Herbert column claiming that temperatures in Alaska had increased by 7 degrees Fahrenheit in only 30 years. That claim … Continue reading

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New York Times Leads in Global Warming Nonsense

The New York Times ran an editorial today praising the California legislature for passing a bill that sets strict CO2 emissions standards for automakers. Typically, while it slams the Bush administration for ignoring global warming science, it repeats an outright … Continue reading

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London Mayor Offers Ridiculous Anti-MMR Argument

London Mayor Ken Livingstone recently announced that he would not allow his child to have the MMR vaccine and advised parents not to do so either. Livingstone based his recommendations on the fact that infants are fragile and money is … Continue reading

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Ugh — Irradiated Mail Syndrome

Steve Milloy wrote an story about the latest version of sick building syndrome, the infamous irradiated mail syndrome. This made the news when a Congressional agency issue a report claiming that, “handling irradiated mail for substantial periods of time may … Continue reading

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Coloring the Debate Over Global Warming

Over at TechCentralStation.Com, Nick Schulz has a classic example of how ostensibly objective reports on global warming are driven by political reasons to gloss over problems and disputes about global warming science. Schulz points to the The National Assessment of … Continue reading

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