Hehe! That's my chuckle for today. Thanks so much!!!! 
Must be all that hot sun they have to endure. :)
Posted on 01/30/2006 2:50:37 PM PST by SheLion
A new report from California's EPA ("Proposed Identification of Environmental Tobacco Smoke as a Toxic Air Contaminant.") which sensationally alleges that secondhand smoke is a "cause" of breast cancer and a "toxic contaminent " of outdoor air, has been scathingly criticized by top researchers in all the relevant fields.
The American Cancer Society stated unequivocally, in a written comment, that it did not agree with Cal-EPA's conclusion that secondhand smoke was a cause of breast cancer, and that published evidence did not support the requisite criteria for causation.
Other written charges leveled by top scientists agreed on the following points:
·¶ The California EPA excluded or misinterpreted the published peer-reviewed evidence that countered its own a priori conclusions.
¶ Used faulty or entirely inappropriate methodology;
·¶ Its cherry-picked selections, and jumped-to conclusions, were "advocative" in tone and very seriously biased;
Roger A. Jenkins, senior air quality researcher for the U.S. government 's Oak Ridge National Labs, also accused the report of excluding important studies and of thus reaching conclusions "incongruent with the latest scientific evidence."
Maurice E. LeVois, himself the author of many published studies in the field of ETS, adds to this litany that "objective methods and criteria were not used," that the methods that were used were "improper" and "not warranted" and were evaluated by "vague and subjective" criteria.
"Such exercises," he writes, "are result-driven and don't conform to even the most basic standards." Noting the "consistent effort [of this report] to emphasize data that support its own conclusions. and criticize and ignore [or even "misrepresent"] the data that undermine" them, he adds that these conclusions are simply "not supported by the previously published research or the more recent studies."
Sanford H. Barsky, Professor of Pathology at UCLA and a practicing oncologist, takes specific and well-documented exception to the Report's conclusions about breast cancer, which not only fly in the face of other (extensively cited) studies but lack any "credible biological mechanism."
Other accredited scientists to similarly comment include Peter N. Lee (author of many published studies in the field), J. Daniel Heck, Patricia Martin, and Carr J. Smith, all PhD, DABT.
NYC C.L.A.S.H. URGES THE MEDIA TO TAKE THIS INTO ACCOUNT
In fairness to both your readers and your profession, we urge you to dig beyond the press release propaganda, and to investigate and report on the well-considered critiques of these major scientists. Their comments are recorded in the Report's Appendix C or can be found here, and we'd hope interested journalists would read their critiques and get in touch with the authors for supplementary interviews.
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NYC C.L.A.S.H. is a grassroots smokers' rights organization that is well-established with the media. Among other efforts, C.L.A.S.H. sued NY State and City in Federal Court over the smoking bans and are part of the court record as a complainant in the currently pending federal court case of U.S. vs. Philip Morris, et al.
We don't care if it's Bogus Science. This is California. We do not make laws and decisions based on FACT or LOGIC!!! What do you think? We make LAW based on emotions only. If it feels good, we make it a law. We don't need no stinkin' science!!
Hehe! That's my chuckle for today. Thanks so much!!!!
Must be all that hot sun they have to endure. :)
I'll be damned !
Anybody have a link to this?
I remember the time that a report came out that said that it had been discovered that secondhand smoke was more dangerous to non-smokers than to smokers. My first reaction was to immediately take up smoking to solve that problem. They really think that we are ignorant out here. I just roll my eyes whenever a new scientific pronouncement comes out along these lines.
How kind of them.........yet the antis continue to push the bogus crapola that SHS causes SIDS even though the SIDS organizations have repeatedly requested they stop.
Nice, huh?
After all the glorious comments about California doing their own research, I just couldn't let this go. I wanted everyone to see this!
Click on "here" shown below.
In fairness to both your readers and your profession, we urge you to dig beyond the press release propaganda, and to investigate and report on the well-considered critiques of these major scientists. Their comments are recorded in the Report's Appendix C or can be found here, and we'd hope interested journalists would read their critiques and get in touch with the authors for supplementary interviews.
California has NEVER done their own research on SHS/ETS. Cal-EPA used the cooked crapola fromt he US-EPA.
When their direct way on the smokers didn't work, they then started yelling that smokers second hand smoke is KILLING everyone. Well.............guess what...............a lot of research has been proven that this is not the case!
I know it. They got their teeth sunk into it, and like a pack of wild dogs, they refuse to let go. Hoping the general public will keep on believing them.
*snicker*
They wouldn't be housed in Berkley would they?
...And God Created California!
In the Beginning
God was missing for six days. Eventually, Michael the archangel found him, resting on the seventh day. He inquired of God. "Where have you been?"
God sighed a deep sigh of satisfaction and proudly pointed downwards through the clouds, "Look, Michael. Look what I've made."
Archangel Michael looked puzzled and said, "What is it?"
"It's a planet," replied God, "and I've put Life on it. I'm going to call it Earth and it's going to be a great place of balance."
"Balance?" Inquired Michael, still confused.
God explained, pointing to different parts of earth. "For example, northern Europe will be a place of great opportunity and wealth while southern Europe is going to be poor. Over there I've placed a continent of white people and over there is a continent of black people," God continued pointing to different countries. "This one will be extremely hot and while this one will be very cold and covered in ice."
The Archangel, impressed by God's work, then pointed to a land mass and said "What's that one?"
"Ah," said God. "That's California the most glorious place on earth. There are beautiful beaches, deserts, streams, hills, and forests. The people from California are going to be handsome, modest, intelligent and humorous and they are going to be found traveling the world. They will be extremely sociable, hardworking and high achieving, and they will be known throughout the world as diplomats and carriers of peace."
Michael gasped in wonder and admiration but then proclaimed, "What about balance, God? You said there would be balance!!!"
God replied wisely, "Wait until you see the idiots I put in Sacramento."
OMG I ALMOST FELL OFF MY CHAIR!
LOL!!!!!!!!!! GOOD one! hehe!
Calif has an ad on the radio here"4700 non smokers die here (calif) every year from second hand smoke." Are you telling me that my state govt would LIE to me? I'm heartbroken
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