EVERYONE needs to see *this* specific episode of Cosmos... it lays - TopicsExpress



          

EVERYONE needs to see *this* specific episode of Cosmos... it lays down some hard truths about poisonous elements, like the Roman Empire lead-poisoning itself, and the heroic story of scientist Clair Cameron Patterson whose discovery of the age of the Earth by precisely measuring the amount of lead decaying from uranium in meteorites led to him measuring the lead content of oceans and ice, and proving lead contamination to be incredibly high. GM and the petroleum industry did everything they could to back fakirs proving lead to be just fine for human health, so they could keep selling cheap leaded gasoline. But Senator Ed Muskie eventually believed Dr. Patterson after a ludicrously lengthy and unconscionable scientific debate with industry sockpuppets...
Posted on: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 05:44:43 +0000

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