tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post4248834638081287565..comments2023-11-02T04:18:45.711-07:00Comments on blogfish: Pesticide cocktails are really badMark Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121566220326246265noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-36676541295936357832009-03-04T18:02:00.000-08:002009-03-04T18:02:00.000-08:00"Scientists ... were surprised to find a deadly sy..."Scientists ... were surprised to find a deadly synergy occurred with some combinations, which made the mix more harmful"<BR/><BR/>How is that possible for them to be surprised by this??? In 1962, Rachel Carson published "Silent Spring" which, among many other things, summarized specific scientific works done in the 50's on dramatic increases in toxicity of combinations of chemicals such as Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829766887113767273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-77335679897146023742009-03-04T10:00:00.000-08:002009-03-04T10:00:00.000-08:00When we take the profit out and put the punishment...When we take the profit out and put the punishment in.Fish Whispererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577269037750291388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-68439974513158790012009-03-04T09:26:00.000-08:002009-03-04T09:26:00.000-08:00Call me anthropocentric, but given some basic simi...Call me anthropocentric, but given some basic similarities in our nervous systems, my guess is that these cocktails are affecting us humans the same way. Making the connection to humans might be helpful for influencing policy...not to say of course that fish aren't important in their own right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-2650524072149855202009-03-04T07:35:00.000-08:002009-03-04T07:35:00.000-08:00Now! It's time to make it happen. If we can't make...Now! It's time to make it happen. If we can't make a difference during this administration, when will we ever have a better chance to base our effort on good science? All of the good people stuck in stodgy agencies without hope of being able to use the scientific vitality and idealism they had in college, now may have a chance to make solid contributions to advance our relationship to the naturalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-74356588295220740192009-03-04T06:17:00.000-08:002009-03-04T06:17:00.000-08:00When scientific findings start guiding regulations...When scientific findings start guiding regulations more than industry and special interests...so, never.FoulHookedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14415631616239290169noreply@blogger.com