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Automotive Edge Radio Show Host Kurt Chase Straight-Talks about K&N & Automotive Misinformation

2014-03-06 23:00:30| K&N Racing News

Kurt Chase had seen so many people get ripped-off at dealerships, body shops and parts stores, he decided to do something about it.

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Misinformation Creates Fear For Ground Beef

2014-03-03 20:34:26| Beef

At 27 weeks pregnant, my husband and I have flipped through plenty of books on healthy pregnancies, deliveries and names. One of those books written for the soon-to-be daddy is entitled How To Make A Pregnant Woman Happy. Authored by Uzzi Reiss, MD, and Yfat Reiss, the book had us both raising an eyebrow at the advice offered about beef in the diet section. BEEF Daily read more

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Cold weather snap fuels misinformation over climate change

2014-01-05 21:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Al Jazeera: Meteorologists predict record-low temperatures for large swaths of the United States on Sunday and Monday. The cold snap, which comes after snow blanketed much of the northeastern United States last week, has also led to confusion surrounding how weather relates to global warming. Since the winter weather began, some Americans have taken to blogs, television stations and comment threads, asking (often rhetorically) how the weather can be so cold if the world is supposed to be getting warmer....

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After Losing a Court Ruling, The Sugar Industry Keeps Spreading Misinformation

2013-10-18 10:43:55| Sugar Industry News

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2013 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A federal court in California recently ruled that a lawsuit seeking to hold The Sugar Association responsible for perpetuating myths and confusion about high fructose corn syrup will proceed. The suit, a counterclaim filed by member companies of the Corn Refiners Association, who were originally sued by The Sugar Association and its members in 2011, alleges that the sugar industry's trade group engaged in a campaign to denigrate HFCS and confuse consumers by spreading misinformation that is not backed by credible science. On September 16, a federal judge ruled that the counterclaim and a related "unclean hands" defense would go forward, denying sugar industry's motions to strike and dismiss.

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