The overwhelming scientific evidence that says humans are causing the warming of the planet has emerged as the new battlefield in middle and high schools in the U.S.
In the contest to see which GOP candidate can be the biggest doubter of the science of climate change, Santorum is the unchallenged leader of the pack.
Posted on Apr 19, 2007, Source: Environmental Working Group
Schwarzenegger has become the GOP's Al Gore but the trouble is that his "environmentalism" isn't about curbing our reckless consumption; it's about having more cool choices -- if you can afford them.
With an abundance of evidence documenting that the Alar scar was not an unfounded scare but a legitimate consumer uprising that pressured government and industry to do the right thing, why does the news media continue to repeat the myths and misconceptions of Alar? The answer is spin -- a well-financed campaign, continuing to this day, by the apple and chemical industries to discredit the Alar story and rewrite history. On the tenth anniversary of the Feb. 25, 1989 60 Minutes broadcast, this article presents the facts about the case.
With an abundance of evidence documenting that the Alar scar was not an unfounded scare but a legitimate consumer uprising that pressured government and industry to do the right thing, why does the news media continue to repeat the myths and misconceptions of Alar? The answer is spin -- a well-financed campaign, continuing to this day, by the apple and chemical industries to discredit the Alar story and rewrite history. On the tenth anniversary of the Feb. 25, 1989 60 Minutes broadcast, this article presents the facts about the case.
