This article is one in a series. For the other articles, please see: INDEX: “Why You Can’t Trust Government Science” This article is continued from: Old Ideas, Old Science Cripple Federal Regulation Rigid Lab Protocols Encourage Under-Reporting Of Adverse Effects The Boston University study notes that, “The main means of controlling the quality of […]
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Secret Chemicals: What The Government Won’t Tell You, Can Kill
This article is one in a series. For the other articles, please see: INDEX: “Why You Can’t Trust Government Science” Most of the studies that the federal government uses to determine the safety of chemicals is conducted by corporations or their contractors. That work is done by people with financial conflicts of interest and […]
Why You Can’t Trust Corporate & Federal Regulatory “Science”
This article is one in a series. For the other articles, please see: INDEX: “Why You Can’t Trust Government Science” On One Hand: Trustworthy Science Is published, Is peer-reviewed, Discloses conflicts of interest (or even better has none), and Makes public all the data and other information to allow its results to be verified […]
People Trust Scientists, Mistrust Government, Corporations
This article is one in a series. For the other articles, please see: INDEX: “Why You Can’t Trust Government Science” Most people’s lists of “The 10 Biggest Lies” contains the statement that, “I’m from the government and I’m here to help you.” Sadly, that applies to regulatory science as well as our upcoming series […]
Original Sources: 84,000 Legal Chemicals. Fewer Than 200 Tested. Only 5 Ever Banned. Here’s Where Those Numbers Come From
By Lewis Perdue on October 22, 2014 in Featured, Risk Assessment, Why You Can’t Trust Federal & Corporate “Science”
The U.S. government allows more than 84,000 chemical compounds of unknown toxicity to be legally used in food, beverages, packaging, clothing, fabrics, personal care products, cosmetics — in any part of your environment including the air, water, or soil. Unattributed variations of that number — usually ranging from 60,000 to 80,000 — seem illogical and […]
Covertly Stretching “Peer Review” Until It Breaks
By Lewis Perdue on July 21, 2014 in Courts & Science, Why You Can’t Trust Federal & Corporate “Science”
Part 2 of a 4-Part Series View Part 1 here: What is Peer Review And How It Can Go Wrong? View Part 3 here: Bad Science Thrives When Corporations & Government Regulators Deny Peer Review View Part 4 here: Private Science For Hire: Poster Children For Un-trustworthy Science To a non-scientist, a study is a […]
Bad Science Thrives When Corporations & Government Regulators Deny Peer Review
Part 3 of a 4-Part Series View Part 1 here: What is Peer Review And How It Can Go Wrong? View Part 2 here: Peer Review, Reproducibility: How To Separate Good Science From Sketchy Tales View Part 4 here: Private Science For Hire: Poster Children For Un-trustworthy Science One massive, gaping hole in American scientific […]