Archive: Apr 2003 (page3)

Lawsuit Fever

Overblown fears of mercury have boiled over several times in recent years. In 2001, activists sought a ban on all mercury thermometers. That didn’t work, so now professional…
PostedApril 15, 2003 at12:00 am

On The Road Again With Greenpeace

If you’re a Greenpeace activist in eastern Germany, you’re probably packing your bags right now. Less than a week after German authorities approved a test planting of…
PostedApril 15, 2003 at12:00 am

Quote of the Week

It appears that the terrorist Earth Liberation Front (ELF) is branching out into anti-war politics. Police in Santa Cruz, California are searching for criminals who vandalized 65 sport…
PostedApril 14, 2003 at12:00 am

Not Guilty By Reason Of Mental Defect

We always knew that Friends of the Earth (FoE) was hysterical about genetically enhanced food crops, but until recently we had no reason to believe that biotech caused…
PostedApril 14, 2003 at12:00 am

Quote of the Week

When Great Britain’s Daily Mail asked four average London moms what they thought about organic produce, we held our breath and expected a hearty helping of Greenpeace-inspired propaganda. But in…
PostedApril 11, 2003 at12:00 am

Our Week In Review

If you’ve been reading the Center for Consumer Freedom’s Daily Headlines this week… You know that Texans are being brow-beaten with anti-soda messages from their own…
PostedApril 11, 2003 at12:00 am

PETA’s ‘Official Orator’

In the DVD version of his lecture “From Liberator to Educator,” Gary Yourofsky claims that “in 2002 I became the official orator of PETA.” Despite his self-anointed, dignified-sounding…
PostedApril 9, 2003 at12:00 am

The Organic Food Lobby

Whatever else organic food is, it’s big business. Grocery stores, distributors, seed companies, compliance officers, manure providers, and a host of other enterprises large and small (not to mention the…
PostedApril 9, 2003 at12:00 am

Ingrid Newkirk Unplugged

The most recent issue of the New Yorker magazine includes a 14-page essay on People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) President and co-founder,…
PostedApril 8, 2003 at12:00 am

World Week For Animal Rights Violence

Last Tuesday we told you about public health nannies blooming in April. But Alcohol Awareness Month and National Public Health Week (which begins today) aren’t…
PostedApril 7, 2003 at12:00 am