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The Anti-Science Left?
Two weeks ago, I published a post Why Are Environmentalists Taking Anti-Science Positions? referencing an article written by environmentalist Fred Pearce. I read this book review in Forbes over the weekend. Forbes: Enviro-Romanticism Alert: Obama Won, But Can He Shake the Anti-Innovation, Junk Science Beliefs of His Base? A polemical new book, Science Left Behind,…
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Matt Ridley on the Benefit of Genetically Modified Crops
Matt Ridley: Matt Ridley on the Benefit of Genetically Modified Crops Ridley leads off this piece by noting: Generally, technologies are judged on their net benefits, not on the claim that they are harmless: The good effects of, say, the automobile and aspirin outweigh their dangers. … He goes on to explain that despite sensationalist…