I recently read this article on organic foods over at quackwatch.org. Following the article, the author had posted a reader protest complaining how it was unfair to lump organic farmers/foodies in with other “quacks”. The reader asks:
Honestly, is it so nutty to think we would be better off eating food that ISN’T full of [...]

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In my recent article about Consumer Reports, I mentioned that there was no evidence to support the hypothesis that organically grown foods are any safer, tastier, or more nutritious than are their non-organically grown counterparts. Accepting this premise, you might say that it is still a legitimate choice to purchase organic food to support [...]

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With global warming all the rage in government, the media, and the scientific community; and the recent introduction of the new Liberal carbon tax plan, a lot of talk has focused on the issue of who should be footing the bill for our increasing energy use. Whereas proponents of the bill think that Canadians [...]

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If there’s one thing I hate, it’s when people take science and corrupt it for their own political ends. In recent years, global warming has been - pardon the pun - a rather hot topic; hardly a day goes by when you don’t hear about it in one form or another. The environmentalists have championed [...]

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