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There’s consensus and then there’s consensus: Climate “Sceptics” Just Don’t Get It
Every single time researchers go to the otherwise wasted effort of reviewing the standing position of climate research in relation to anthropogenic climate change (for, in what other field of science do scientists undertake such analyses?), we hear the same backlash from the committed sceptics. In fact, looking at the dismissal charges of conservative columnists … Continue reading
Portland Votes for Dark Age Myth: An illustration of the potency of anti-science in the modern “enlightened” world
I’ve had a couple comments to update me on the results of the Portland debate over water fluoridation. The vote stood at no 69,303 (61%); yes 44,946 (39%) with the fluoridation proponents conceding. In reality, I don’t care too much. A society can decide what measures of healthcare they want or don’t want, provided the … Continue reading
Dead-Head Denialism: Challenging “Sceptics” of Climate Change to Fluoridation is Zombie Warfare
It has been a while since I’ve commented on much in the way of climate science and the denial movement. Although aware of the recent noise regarding the supposed “proof” of the unfounded “scare” regarding anthropogenic climate change, citing Otto et al (2013) or foaming bile in reply to the Cook et al (2013) study illustrating … Continue reading
The National Institutes of Health funded study found no relation between tooth decay and the amount of fluoride ingested by children
The following is a new argument under my Anti-Fluoridation Arguments page above. Firstly, key points from the NIH website page on fluoridation facts; Fluoride in water helps to prevent and can even reverse tooth decay. More than 60 percent of the U.S. population has access to fluoridated water through public water supply systems. The optimal level of … Continue reading
Being Wrong: How we deal with it makes all the difference.
I’ve talked a lot about similarities between the so-called “climate sceptics”, anti-vaccination activists and creationists in the past, and much of those similarities could also be shared with the anti-fluoridation camp as well, but there is one aspect of similarity between each of these four groups that I have yet to discuss. From my experience, … Continue reading
Fluoridation, Arsenic and the Rates of Cancer in Australia
In reality, I must thank Dan Germouse for his bombastic comments on my article, How Not to Argue in Favour of Environments: Water Fluoridation in Portland. He both demonstrated how not to argue against fluoridation and provided me with yet another argument rebuttal to add to my new anti-fluoridation rebuttal page. This argument: “The fluoridation … Continue reading
Quick Answers to Typical Anti-fluoridation Arguments
I know I repeat myself a lot in my articles on water fluoridation. I do so because the anti-fluoridation activists have proven themselves unable or at the least unwilling to look into references that may seriously challenge their position. Ultimately, they have also shown the same resistance towards completely reading an article or even watching … Continue reading
How Not to Argue in Favour of Environments: Water Fluoridation in Portland
It is disappointing to see that at least a subgroup of the well-known Sierra Club have fallen in with misinformation. Whilst doing a little research for my previous article on osteosarcoma rates in relation to water fluoridation in Australia, I stumbled upon the following article; Sierra Club Opposes Portland Water Fluoridation Measure 26-151, on the … Continue reading
Osteosarcoma Rates in Australia: Is Fluoridation Doing Us Harm?
Prior to this article, I must include an increasingly common disclaimer. I do so because my experiences thus far with the anti-fluoridation crusaders has taught me two things; 1) such individuals are quick to assume secret agenda, and, 2) their blinkers are set to a hair-trigger in the face of alternative and more robust theories … Continue reading
Building more dams will bring a bigger emissions headache
In mid February, a Coalition draft dams plan was leaked to the media. This plan suggested the potential for an additional 100 dams across Australia to help with water security and flood mitigation as well as provide hydro-power. While this plan does not officially form part of the Coalition’s environmental strategy, Tony Abbott has thrown his … Continue reading
