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Newsjock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-11 09:41 AM Original message |
Scientific American debunks key claim in 'Fukushima: It's much worse than you think' |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-11 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
1. I'd been trying to think of a plausible scientific link and was drawing a big zero.. n/t |
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sharp_stick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-11 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
2. Anybody fixing data like this |
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Terry in Austin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-11 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
3. But first the claim has to be bunk, right? |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-11 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
4. IMO, the 'infant mortality spike' was a bit of spin - |
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bbgrunt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-11 10:28 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. good catch. Could be a disinfo honeypot.....a typical diversionary tactic. |
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divvy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-11 10:36 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. You reminded me of the Bush AWOL document that was forged. |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-11 11:45 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Mangano is an epidiemiologist with the Radiation and Public Health Project... |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-11 12:41 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. But, if you read what the RPHP wrote, it does NOT say Fukishima is responsible |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-11 01:21 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Holy spin... |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-11 01:24 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Read the article, THEN decide who is spinning. nt |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-11 02:24 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. I've read the article, there is no 35% spike... |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-11 04:28 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. From the counterpunch article: |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-11 01:26 PM Response to Reply #4 |
16. ROFL, you caught us again.. |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-11 01:44 PM Response to Reply #4 |
18. Oh please. Talk about ludicrous levels of paranoia. |
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AsahinaKimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-11 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
7. I guess this is sort of... |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-11 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
9. Thanks for this. That was an odd story and I'm glad to see a scientific follow-up. |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-11 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
10. Anyone with any sense knew that story was bunk from the beginning... |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-11 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
11. Correlation is not causation |
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lapislzi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-11 12:43 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Ya beat me to it! |
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robdogbucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-11 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
17. Not so fast my Pavrovian friends: |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-22-11 02:25 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Exactly. There is no spike in infant deaths in those 8 cities...nt |
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