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Originally Posted by stickyfingerz
Sure some still occurs, the point is when the media slapped us around with all that stuff every single time it was going to be the doom of humanity. We've seen obviously none of that was true. The underlying issue is that people only get research grants if there is a pressing issue. They hype it up and continue to get paid. Most research scientists only get paid by grants.
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I dunno man. Case in point, I keep hearing about certain lakes in Colorado where I'm now at, that it's advised to limit the fish you eat from those lakes due to raised mercury levels. Years ago, I remember some SF Gate articles when I was growing up near San Francisco that mentioned one probably should limit your fish intake from the bay to at most once a month, due to the shit dumped in there. From my point of view, I see little trend toward a "cleaner" planet. Granted, I'm not seeing the doom and gloom some of those media buys in the past predicted, but I do see a lot of steady erosion of available resources happening too.
*shrug* Just my point of view, though, and again, posed by the media.