http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,399582,00.html
Former New York Times environmental reporter Phil Shabecoff is so green he even recycles debunked health scares.
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This column has addressed most of the scares that Shabecoff tries to resurrect, including those about phthalates; bisphenol-A; flame retardants; triclosan; volatile organic compounds; PVC; PCBs; dioxin; pesticides; lead; mercury; rocket fuel; arsenic; antibiotics; and steroids.
Shabecoff's attempted resurrection of these scares isnt surprising given the usual suspects he digs up for interviews. They constitute a veritable Whos Who of Junk Science, many of whom have been featured at one time or another in this column including: Charlotte Brody (Health Care Without Harm); Carol Browner; Richard Clapp; Devra Davis; Lois Gibbs; Lynn Goldman; Tyrone Hayes; Michael Jacobson; Philip Landrigan; Bruce Lanphear; John Peterson Myers; Herbert Needleman; Ellen Silbergeld; Shanna Swan; and Walter Willett.
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"Poisoned Profits," therefore, is precisely what one might expect from a biased journalist who depends on dubious and discredited sources to breathe life into alleged "problems" that have escaped scientific detection despite more than 40 years and tens of billions of dollars of research.
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But the facts dont match up with Shabecoffs hysterics.
First, industrial emissions and the publics exposure to them have declined over the past few decades. Air emissions declined 67 percent between 1993 and 2002, emissions of volatile organic compounds declined by 50 percent from 1980 to 2007, and overall industrial releases to the environment declined 59 percent between 1988 and 2006, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Contrary to Shabecoffs claim of deteriorating public health, life expectancy, the most objective standard for measuring health, is the highest it has ever been across all race, age and gender groups, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Overall cancer incidence and death rates are declining, and childhood cancer rates are stable, according to the National Institutes of Health. Most importantly, there is not a single study that credibly links typical or legal industrial emissions to the environment as a cause of any disease in anyone, including children.
Former New York Times environmental reporter Phil Shabecoff is so green he even recycles debunked health scares.
[...]
This column has addressed most of the scares that Shabecoff tries to resurrect, including those about phthalates; bisphenol-A; flame retardants; triclosan; volatile organic compounds; PVC; PCBs; dioxin; pesticides; lead; mercury; rocket fuel; arsenic; antibiotics; and steroids.
Shabecoff's attempted resurrection of these scares isnt surprising given the usual suspects he digs up for interviews. They constitute a veritable Whos Who of Junk Science, many of whom have been featured at one time or another in this column including: Charlotte Brody (Health Care Without Harm); Carol Browner; Richard Clapp; Devra Davis; Lois Gibbs; Lynn Goldman; Tyrone Hayes; Michael Jacobson; Philip Landrigan; Bruce Lanphear; John Peterson Myers; Herbert Needleman; Ellen Silbergeld; Shanna Swan; and Walter Willett.
[...]
"Poisoned Profits," therefore, is precisely what one might expect from a biased journalist who depends on dubious and discredited sources to breathe life into alleged "problems" that have escaped scientific detection despite more than 40 years and tens of billions of dollars of research.
[...]
But the facts dont match up with Shabecoffs hysterics.
First, industrial emissions and the publics exposure to them have declined over the past few decades. Air emissions declined 67 percent between 1993 and 2002, emissions of volatile organic compounds declined by 50 percent from 1980 to 2007, and overall industrial releases to the environment declined 59 percent between 1988 and 2006, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Contrary to Shabecoffs claim of deteriorating public health, life expectancy, the most objective standard for measuring health, is the highest it has ever been across all race, age and gender groups, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Overall cancer incidence and death rates are declining, and childhood cancer rates are stable, according to the National Institutes of Health. Most importantly, there is not a single study that credibly links typical or legal industrial emissions to the environment as a cause of any disease in anyone, including children.
