Monthly Archives: May 2007

Propaganda at the public library

Maine Coast Now.com By Cathy Trueman April 23, 2007 Excerpt… What better way to spend a rainy Sunday afternoon than at the movies?? That is what I was thinking when I was asked to attend a showing of “The Future … Continue reading

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Pesticide-Free Schools–Full of Rats and Roaches?

Our local radio station is encouraging parents to protest the use of pesticides in our schools. The station is broadcasting “public service announcements” saying pesticides used in the schools are “linked” to cancer, asthma and lower IQ scores among the … Continue reading

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Hormone-free milk ad is false

Daily Herald Online Grace Leong May 4, 2007 Excerpt… Got synthetic hormone-free milk? How ’bout controversy? A milk marketing campaign by Associated Food Stores has riled several dairy farmers across the Beehive State and caught the eye of a state … Continue reading

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PDMP and NEDPA issue joint labeling appeal

Dairy Herd Management May 2, 2007 Excerpt… On Friday, April 27, the Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania (PDMP) and the Northeast Dairy Producers Association (NEDPA) sent a joint letter to the Food and Drug Administration communicating the industry’s concerns about … Continue reading

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Uprooting the organic claims

BBC Radio 4 Presenter, The Investigation Simon Cox April 26, 2007 Excerpt… Sales of organic produce are booming on the back of alleged benefits to our health and the environment, as well as claims of higher standards of animal welfare. … Continue reading

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The New Math On Global Warming

The UN climate change panel told us in 2001 that human-emitted CO2 might drive the planet’s average temperature upward by 5.8 degrees C—a bigger average warming than the world has had in the past 100,000 years. The UN’s 2007 report … Continue reading

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A Letter From The President of Grant’s Interest Rate Observer

April 25, 2007 Dear Dennis, I woke up this morning thinking about sunspots, for which I thank you. It was a wonderful talk you gave. I thought so and—much more important—so did lots of my paying customers. As for the … Continue reading

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