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Mercury Decision: Baseless Fish Scares ‘Could Have Adverse Health Consequences’

This week we’ve explored a recent California court decision that may pave the way for common sense among the fish-eating public. Before refusing to allow California’s…
Posted May 19, 2006 at12:00 am

Mercury Decision: Faroe Fiction

This week we’ve been exploring the juiciest tidbits from California’s decisive mercury-in-tuna court ruling. Armed with hard science and free from the influence of activist fearmongers, Judge Robert…
Posted May 18, 2006 at12:00 am

Mercury Decision: ‘Expert Witness’ Misled The Court

Last week’s landmark canned-tuna court decision was full of twists and turns. Who would have thought that mercury in fish is “naturally occurring”? Or that tuna, long the…
Posted May 17, 2006 at12:00 am

Mercury Decision: ‘Virtually All’ Mercury In Ocean Fish Is ‘From Natural Sources’

On Friday, when the scales of justice swung in California’s landmark mercury-in-tuna court case, they hit some cherished environmental dogma squarely in the face. Green groups have long held…
Posted May 16, 2006 at12:00 am

The Latest Reason Not to Worry About Mercury

Despite their snazzy Internet campaigns, well-publicized investigations, and scary language (“Tuna Roulette!”, “The Mercury Menace!”), green-group activists can’t change the simple fact that the mercury levels in the…
Posted April 27, 2006 at12:00 am

PETA Celeb Eats Fish: ‘Nobody’s Perfect’

In the past few weeks we’ve shared stories about the various celebrities promoted by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) who don’t actually toe their radical animal-rights line…
Posted April 24, 2006 at12:00 am

Public Radio Clash Of The Tuna Titans

National Public Radio’s “Science Friday” tackled the mercury-in-fish issue last week with a debate pitting hard science against environmental journalism. The University of Rochester’s…
Posted April 18, 2006 at12:00 am

HSUS Seafood ‘Boycott’ Smells Fishy

When is a boycott not a boycott? When animal rights zealots at the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) organize it. Last night Canada’s Global National…
Posted March 24, 2006 at12:00 am

Whale Of An Ad Fights Fallacious Fish Fears

If you’ve picked up this week’s U.S. News & World Report, then you’ve seen our new full-page ad addressing readers “concerned about mercury.” Masquerading as a pitch for scrumptious…
Posted March 20, 2006 at12:00 am

‘Toxic Sushi’ Myth Rolls Through Los Angeles And Beyond

This morning’s edition of ABC’s Good Morning America featured an alarming (or should we say alarmist?) tale about the levels of mercury in sushi-grade tuna. After testing a…
Posted March 7, 2006 at12:00 am