Mother Jones—Chamber: Global Warming is Good for You

[OKIsItJustMe]

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2009/10/more-chamber-commerces-climate-denial

Chamber: Global Warming is Good for You

— By Kate Sheppard | Fri October 2, 2009 9:30 AM PST

After losing several high-profile members over its climate policy, the US Chamber of Commerce spent much of this week http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2009/09/chamber-commerce-goes-spin-cycle">attempting to convince the public that it does believe global warming is a serious concern that Congress should act upon. But in http://www.motherjones.com/files/USCOCPetitionJune232009.pdf">comments recently submitted by the group to the Environmental Protection Agency, the group advanced a very different view. In its submission, the Chamber questioned the science behind the phenomenon of climate change, suggested that humans are now less vulnerable to rising temperatures because of the growing use of air conditioners—and theorized that even if the planet is getting warmer, that might be a good thing.

The Chamber's comment was submitted to the EPA on June 23 in response to the agency's http://www.grist.org/article/2009-04-17-epa-moves-toward-regulating/">finding in April that carbon dioxide is a hazard to human health. The 86-page document is packed with claims that cast doubt on that conclusion. An excerpt:

The Administrator has thus ignored analyses that show that a warming of even 3 (degrees) C in the next 100 years would, on balance, be beneficial to humans because the reduction of wintertime mortality/morbidity would be several times larger than the increase in summertime heat stress- related mortality/morbidity.

The comment also takes aim at the EPA for relying on the research of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a massive, decade-long, peer-reviewed study by leading scientists of the effects of global warming. According to the Chamber, the EPA based their finding "entirely on untested scientific sources—mostly a U.N. report" and noting that "the science on which EPA proposes to rely raises questions on unprecedented controversy."

It concludes: there are "profound and wide-ranging scientific uncertainties" about climate change and its impacts on health and welfare that are "vehemently controverted among scientists and technicians of numerous stripes."

…

[phantom power]

1. So are froot loops.

[OKIsItJustMe]

2. Who knew!?

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2009/09/smart-choices-sugary-cereal.html

Froot Loops: A nutritious part of a complete breakfast?

September 10, 2009 | 12:40 pm

Should sugary cereals like Apple Jacks, Froot Loops, Cocoa Krispies and Frosted Flakes be considered healthy foods?

This is not a trick question. In fact, it has become a hotly debated issue in nutrition circles recently.

Luckycharms All those cereals -- plus other kid favorites like Corn Pops and Lucky Charms -- made it on the http://www.smartchoicesprogram.com/listings_main.asp">list of Smart Choices, the newest food labeling system to hit grocery shelves.

The stated goal of the Smart Choices Program is to help shoppers select foods that meet nutrition criteria set forth in the http://www.health.gov/DietaryGuidelines/">Dietary Guidelines for America (promulgated by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture) and other “authoritative” sources. Foods that qualify for the green Smart Choices label post their calorie content on the front of their packages.

…