A rise in the number of reported floods in the UK over the past 129 years can mainly be explained by increased exposure, resulting from urban expansion and population growth, according to new research by the University of Southampton. —>
Meet BPA-Free, The New BPA
Bisphenol A (BPA) is one of the most studied and understood chemicals. Despite its extensive track record of safety, junk science-fueled anti-chemical activists have forced consumer product manufacturers to abandon BPA for much less well-studied substitutes (i.e,. “BPA-Free”). Chemist Steve Hentges takes a look at the implications at Science 2.0.
Are You Exposed To BPA, And Does It Matter?
For quite a few years, one of the most popular chemicals for scientific inquiry has been bisphenol A (BPA). Scientists around the world have been conducting a diverse array of studies aimed at understanding whether BPA poses a risk to human health.
Based on the weight of evidence from these many studies, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently answered the question “Is BPA safe?” with a simple and unambiguous answer – “Yes.” Read more…
Media Matters Smear of ICCC9 Speakers = Epic FAIL
Gotta feel sorry for the poor writers at Media Matters with their “Climate Denial Goes Vegas” attempt to smear all the speakers at the 9th International Conference on Climate Change in Las Vegas a few days ago. Their very first major wipeout was the title they chose for their smear, but they would not have had prior knowledge of how Lord Monckton was going to destroy the “denier” label there. With regard to me, Russell Cook, your humble Panel 9 “Communicating Climate Change: The Blogosphere” speaker, our friends at Media Matters made 6 errors in 4 line categories in their pathetic attempt to trash me. Continue reading Media Matters Smear of ICCC9 Speakers = Epic FAIL
Steyer-Bloomberg-Paulson Risky Business Project Too Busy to Defend Its Science
Former Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson was on the PBS NewsHour last Wednesday night, explaining on behalf of his new Risky Business Project how much of an economic catastrophe inaction on solving global warming could be. Since I already had a set of tough questions to pose to organizations that otherwise proceed on the premise of man-caused global warming as settled science, I fired off those to Risky Business Project to see what result I’d get. Watch what happened in this case. Continue reading Steyer-Bloomberg-Paulson Risky Business Project Too Busy to Defend Its Science
Loathsome DDT opponents raise their ugly heads
Here at JunkScience.com we are DDT advocates, to save the millions of victims of malaria that die or suffer from the terrible disease because of anxious morons in the 1st world.
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Property Rights by Mountain States
I get a regular report from Mountain States, a legal foundation that sues the gov on property rights regularly.
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Pasteur was a very fine guy
I hate to take the side of the guvment and other elites on this , but raw milk is an invitation to problems, even if it has a higher fat content and people like the idea of “NATRRRUAL.”
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Gun control morons speak out
Mr. Franklin thinks guns are a problem–I would say guns are tools–they are very useful tools for what they do.
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So the Bamster, fool that he is, goes with the latest warmer BS
Paul Driessen give it a go.
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Pitchforks and Torches
Clarice Feldman, former fed attorney and busy energetic essayist, Sunday Columnist at American Thinker, thinks higher education needs a serious and thorough housecleaning.
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Dr. Battig weighs in on the High Holy Church of Warming Fanatics
Charles is an anesthesiologist, which in my business means he is extraordinary in his knowledge of the human organism.
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