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Re: Eco-extremism

In general, I have always been wary about parallels between chemical or biological agents and radiation. The belief of the mystics to the contrary, "man-made" radiation and "natural" radiation is of course identical, because of its primitive fundamental nature. This is in sharp

contrast to the situation with macromolecules, where a slight alteration in configuration may produce profoundly different behaviour. I believe it is claimed that 90% of the pesticides to which mankind is exposed are naturally produced. However in this instance, unlike the situation

with radiation, it is not necessarily possible to thereby dismiss the potential hazards of introducing man-made pesticides, since it is probably impossible to synthesize the entire spectrum. As regards fish farms, a major concern is the introduction of anti-biotics in the feed. This

apparently is resulting in the evolution of new disease strains with which the wild fish are unable to cope.

Sincerely,

Bill Prestwich



"Stabin, Michael" wrote:



> This article is only about PCBs in salmon, not radiation, but the parallels are obvious. Many of us know Steve Milloy's Junk Science web site and publications (http://www.junkscience.com/), I thought it was interesting that this kind of analysis got national exposure on Fox News.

>

> Eco-Extremism, Not Science, Behind Fishy Salmon Scare, by Steven Milloy

>

> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,108570,00.html

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> Excerpts:

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> It was gullible media alarmism run amok as even the "scientists" whose much-reported study appeared in the Jan. 9 issue of "Science" plainly acknowledged there was no factual basis for concern.

>

> We can expect that the media will ignore such facts in favor of hype ¯ fear-mongering, not level-headedness, attracts readers and viewers.

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> David Carpenter...is a well-known health-scare hyperventilator who likes to masquerade as an impartial "expert" from the University of Albany's Institute for Health and the Environment.

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> At least the Pew Charitable Trusts are appropriately named. Like their bogus salmon scare, they stink.

>

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