Yearly Archives: 2007

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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Ben & Jerry’s Embraces GM Ice Cream Protein?

Terry Etherton April 25, 2007 Excerpt… According to an article published in FoodNavigator.com, Unilever, the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s, one of the most visible anti-biotechnology ice cream makers in the United States, has moved closer to gaining approval … Continue reading

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Can Maternal Beef Consumption Really Affect Sons’ Sperm? Probably Not

ACSH By Ruth Kava, Ph.D., R.D. March 27, 2007 Excerpt… Consumption of a lot of beef thirty or so years ago by pregnant women may have reduced the quality of their sons’ sperm, according to a new study by Dr. … Continue reading

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Organic farming is a fraud

THE FORUM (Fargo, ND) By Doyle Lentz April 22, 2007 Excerpt… Earth Day is today, and you can bet there’ll be claims that organic crops are somehow “better” for planet Earth than conventional or biotech crops. But it’s the biggest … Continue reading

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More on the ABC News Report on rbST

Terry Etherton’s Blog April 18, 2007 Excerpt… There has been more response to the ABC News report on rbST that ran on April 12, 2007. I had posted my initial response to the story in my Blog, “Got Any Idea … Continue reading

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Rachel Carson and the Malaria Tragedy

If Rachel Carson were still alive, April 12 would have been her 100th birthday. All over the Western World well-meaning, but misguided, souls marked that day with choruses of praise for the woman who almost singly-handed created the modern environmental … Continue reading

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Organic Earth Friendly-The Biggest Misperception in Agriculture

Earth Day is April 22, and you can bet there’ll be claims that organic crops are somehow ‘better’ for planet Earth than conventional or biotech crops. But it’s the biggest misperception in agriculture. Organic farming isn’t pesticide free, as consumers … Continue reading

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Praise for Unstoppable Global Warming Every 1500 Years

I just received my copy of the book, Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1500 Years. I would like to thank you and your co-author for producing what I feel is the finest work I have ever read on the topic of … Continue reading

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