the first time aspartame went before the FDA(1980), the FDA shot it down because three independent scientists confirmed that it “might induce brain tumors.” On January 21, 1981, the day after Ronald Reagan’s inauguration, they re-applied to the FDA for approval to use aspartame. Reagan’s new FDA commissioner, Arthur Hayes Hull, Jr., appointed a 5-person […]
Government agencies are run by people like everyone else. Those people aren’t smarter or more caring than others. Government agencies don’t have superpowers or access to secret information that private individuals can’t access…
Here is a link to an awesome short video that aired on ABC that explains how private companies do a better job than […]
For numerous obvious reasons, like:
Cost. They are very expensive.
ROI. They pay for themselves after 15-30 years, but how many people are sure they will live in the same house for that long? And if you sell early, how much of the investment do you get back?
Help. Some towns and states help citizens buy […]
This is just another example of the government dragging their feet. First the FCC allows Comcast to get away with cheating their customers and blocking paying consumers bandwidth. And here we see the the government dragging their feet again in the form of the FDA. All these agencies seems to exists in name only, they […]
I know Kevin personally.
He is many things. Crazy? Sure. Reckless? You bet. Stupid? Not so much. He’s quite intelligent, actually. His actions here, however, were blatantly dumb. I don’t think many people would question the fact that there is no excuse for engaging in such a […]
Yeah, I feel like algae is the way to go, though this seems somewhat promising as well. I think looking in all directions is a good move.
Though, as another poster said, biofuels are a stop-gap. We need to really improve our energy infrastructure. In the future, many different types of renewable methods will feed into […]
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Yeah, and who provides oversight to “Consumer Reports” once they take over the job of food and drug safety? They are a business also. Who provides oversight to their activities? Does anyone ever think through their arguments on here? The point of government is to provide transparent oversight into corporations, which […]
Yep, ROI is the key. I’d love to have a roof covered in solar panels to reduce the outrageous electric bills I’m paying every month. Unfortunately, even if they double my rates, it’s still cheaper to just buy it from the power company than to install either solar or wind to produce my […]
yep this particular article is all from the “green” side of things and its all hyped up. They list link after link telling to you check out the reports but its just one big link loop pointing at other enviro sites or baby sites to enrage the twits who don’t follow the directions for […]
Burning coal is in fact cleaner than in the past.
The bigger issue that no one seems to be talking about is the extraction methods. They are literally blowing up the mountains in West Virginia and elsewhere to get to it faster. It’s raping the land and causing all sorts of environmental problems for the residents […]