Archive for the 'junk science' Category

IGNORANCE

 
 
   I receive many e-mails asking why I don’t post articles to this log more often.
The reason is that like most people I find that the trivia that one encounters in everyday living consumes time that could be better spent in creative pursuits
 
   I write when I encounter either ignorance or stupidity so [...]

Fiscal Irresponsibility

 Fiscal Irresponsibility
“Do I need it?”
“Will I use it?”
“Can I afford it?”
That is how I have managed my life’s finances.
There are obviously times during one’s life when we buy things that we don’t really need but those are what makes life fun. These are the frivolous items that we buy or the trips that we take [...]

PLASTIC

 Plastic (Polyethylene)
During my recent travels I drove along a highway in western Florida where some road construction was underway in the median strip.
It was a four-lane Interstate highway with the wide median strip the level of which was below the center of the highway lanes.
During the last decade it seems that no one is permitted  [...]

Corn Biofuel

One last comment.
If everyone seems to know that corn biofuel costs more to produce than the equivalent energy available from gasoline, that it requires fertilizers that pollute water, that by displacing wheat production it is causing all food prices to increase, why is corn production being subsidized?

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Lead Update

This supports my commentary regarding traces of lead in paint on toys coming in from China.
(Please see my previous post, “Toys and Lead”)
I have just read an article that appeared January 22nd, on NEWSMAX HEALTH.
I feel that it is important to spread this information because many home remedies from Latin American countries and India use [...]