Activists are pushing their version of citizen science on regulators as an alternative to proper academic research.
Category: Glyphosate
Naturopathic Cult Populism
A wave of anti-vaxx, pro-organic, alternative medicine populists are leading us over a cliff.
Are Pesticides Good or Bad?
An obvious answer to a question no mature person should be asking
IARCgate: Shouldn’t IARC Stop Lying?
IARC’s recent letter to the US Congress showed six different ways to lie.
Dear Santa, … I can explain!
The 2017 Risk-Monger “Lump of Coal” Awards
Glyphosate: What the Zealots Really Wanted
Glyphosate’s authorisation was renewed today, but let’s not lose sight of the big picture. The zealots want to destroy the EU regulatory process.
Transparocrites: How Transparency Hypocrites Live with Themselves
Activists who demand that others be transparent are often not open themselves. They are transparocrites.
ALARA : An alternative policy tool to the precautionary principle
It’s time for the EU to commission a study on the use of the policy tools of ALARA and precaution.
Glyphosate and the Regulatory Failure of Precaution
Europe’s failure to renew a safe, beneficial herbicide is a clarion call to reassess the illegitimate, hazard-based precautionary principle.
My Wishlist for the New Head of IARC
How to rebuild IARC after Chris Wild’s sudden departure.
Glyphosate in the Age of Stupid
How could a band of 50 activists manage to handcuff EU policy, destroy trust in science and affect the lives of 12 million EU farmers?
IARCgate: Six Reasons Why IARC’s Head, Christopher Wild, must be Fired
IARC is a sinking battleship. Should its captain go down with it, or resign and let others try to save it?
