Archive: Nov 2002 (page2)

Fish (scare)monger vessel gets a new captain

In a bid to rehabilitate its beleaguered image, the Washington, DC environmental group SeaWeb has announced that it is replacing long-time executive director Vikki Spruill with Dr. Will Ferretti.
PostedNovember 20, 2002 at12:00 am

Is organic agriculture a ticking time bomb?

Bad news abounds for organic-only food activists, as the director of the Hudson Institute’s Center for Global Food Issues told the British Crop Protection Council this week that…
PostedNovember 20, 2002 at12:00 am

Opinions, Opinions, Opinions…

A wise man once said that opinions are like armpits: everybody’s got ‘em, and they all stink. Still, at the risk of causing an olfactory meltdown, we’d like to share…
PostedNovember 19, 2002 at12:00 am

Mad cows? No problem.

It appears that Great Britain has finally gotten a clue. Today’s Scotsman reports that “the chances of a sheep developing a BSE- [mad cow-] type…
PostedNovember 19, 2002 at12:00 am

Undeniable Truths About Biotech Food

As more and more people begin to understand the measurable benefits (and immeasurably tiny risks) associated with genetically improved foods, some activists will stop at nothing to try and turn…
PostedNovember 18, 2002 at12:00 am

Activists say Soda Pop is the New Tobacco

Last week in Philadelphia, the annual conference of the American Public Health Association (APHA) included a plenary session on “Challenging the Fast Food Culture.” The Center for…
PostedNovember 18, 2002 at12:00 am

Arson and Earth First! and ALF — Oh My!

It’s been a busy few weeks for activists who try to make their feelings known through violence, theft, and vandalism. Here’s a sampling: In the wake of 12 indictments…
PostedNovember 18, 2002 at12:00 am

Our Week In Review

If you’ve been reading the Center for Consumer Freedom’s Daily Headlines this week… You know why we owe consumer freedoms, like all the others we enjoy, to…
PostedNovember 15, 2002 at12:00 am

We didn’t think they could do it…

…but People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has hit a new low. Lower than the cheap shots they took at Rudy Giuliani after he was diagnosed with prostate…
PostedNovember 14, 2002 at12:00 am

Whose fault is our fat?

Even if you accept the proposition that America is so fat it’s literally bursting at the seams — a presumption that depends on some fuzzy government math — the…
PostedNovember 14, 2002 at12:00 am