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Taking Credit for GMO Failures

October 31, 2014 by Keith Kloor | Filed in Uncategorized | 85 comments

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Banging the Drum on Science When It Fits Your Tune

October 28, 2014 by Keith Kloor | Filed in agriculture, biotechnology, science, science communication | 48 comments

In her last big superlative GMO story, New York Times reporter Amy Harmon wrote: Scientists, who have come to rely on liberals in political battles over stem-cell research, climate change and the teaching of evolution, have been dismayed to find themselves at odds with their traditional allies on this issue. Some compare the hostility to G.M.O.s… https://chemxtree.com/uziqbtpb Continue Reading…

The Rich Allure of a Peasant Champion

October 23, 2014 by Keith Kloor | Filed in biotechnology, GMOs, science, Vandana Shiva | 62 comments

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When Political Sensitivities and Science Collide with Religion

October 22, 2014 by Keith Kloor | Filed in Uncategorized | 51 comments

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On Economic Growth, the Environment and Climate Change

October 17, 2014 by Keith Kloor | Filed in climate change, environmentalism | 41 comments

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The Media and Conventional Wisdom

October 11, 2014 by Keith Kloor | Filed in Uncategorized | 23 comments

https://hazenfoundation.org/4r9zawl The Nation has published an excellent article on the U.S. government’s vendetta against James Risen, a New York Times investigative journalist. The campaign is part of a larger effort by the Obama Administrations to punish government whistleblowers and “intimidate other investigative reporters,” as Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg told The Nation. This week Risen gave a talk at… Continue Reading…

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Why Must the Media Supersize Everything?

October 9, 2014 by Keith Kloor | Filed in fads, media | 17 comments

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Severe Weather = the New Normal is a Fraught Meme

October 3, 2014 by Keith Kloor | Filed in climate change, climate science, global warming, severe weather | 64 comments

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