Fear fans flames for chemical makers
Manufacturers of fire retardants rely on questionable testimony, front groups to push standards that boost demand for their toxic — and ineffective — products.
Dr. David Heimbach, head of Harborview Medical Center’s burn center for 25 years, is a star witness for manufacturers of flame retardants.
(via Chemical manufacturers rely on fear to push flame retardant furniture standards - chicagotribune.com)
Dinosaurs’ flatulence influenced global warming, study suggests
“A simple mathematical model suggests that the microbes living in sauropod dinosaurs may have produced enough methane to have an important effect on the Mesozoic climate,” researcher Dave Wilkinson of Liverpool John Moores University said in a statement.
“Indeed, our calculations suggest that these dinosaurs could have produced more methane than all modern sources – both natural and man-made – put together,” Wilkinson said.
(via Dinosaurs’ flatulence influenced global warming, study suggests | News | National Post)
‘Where Wild Things Are’ author Maurice Sendak dies
Maurice Sendak didn’t think of himself as a children’s author, but as an author who told the truth about childhood.
(via ‘Where Wild Things Are’ author Maurice Sendak dies | Nation & World | The Seattle Times)
Great job by Mariners bullpen helps Seattle pull out dramatic 3-2 comeback win in ninth
VIDEO - Walla Wallan Tyler Jacobson shows off his hula hoop skills.
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