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Originally Posted by anastrophe
problem: the left is just as guilty of promulgating junk science and promoting those lies as scientifically sound policy.
for example, just look at invasion biology, the notion that 'foreign' species are destroying 'local' species, which has *no basis in any science at all*, and which is being used to bulldoze and clearcut natural areas because some soft-headed liberal decided that a plant was an invader (usually translating to "this plant is ugly and i don't want to look at it").
note: i'm not a disinterested party in this - my brother wrote a devastating critique of invasion biology. you can get it at amazon, of course! :yahoo_big
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...949107-8104127 |
We have a real problem with invasion biology in the Great Lakes region. Zebra Mussels are everywhere, clogging water intake pipes and attaching to port infrastructure. The Giant Chinese Carp is coming and it's scaring the hell out of DNR. They get to be well over a hundred pounds, eat everything that moves, and jump into boats when they're spooked by motor noise. Very bizarre.
Many exotic species get trapped in ocean vessel's ballast and then escape when the ballast is released in the Lakes.
Anyway, good science isn't a right or left thing. I agree.