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Lynette Eyb

Australia’s War On Science

Scientists speak out against Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s slashed budgets and ‘anti-research agenda.’

April 16th, 2014

By Lynette Eyb

Australia’s War On Science

SYDNEY — Scientists here in Australia say they’ve discovered their foe: Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Since he came to power in September, some of Australia’s finest researchers point out that their budgets have been slashed. They say their expertise is being ignored in favor of the views of skeptics with a

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Scientists Say Australia’s Tony Abbott Is Engineering An ‘Environmental Train Wreck’

Destructive policies include culling sharks, dumping near the Great Barrier Reef and eroding protection of a UNESCO World Heritage forest.

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LONDON — An “environmental train wreck.” That’s what leading environmental scientists say that Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has engineered, in less than one year in office. They say the changes he’s implementing could result in irreversible damage to some of the world’s most fragile ecosystems. And they say they are “screaming in the

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E-Cigarette Boom Prompts Debate Over Benefits

BORDEAUX, France — As more smokers take to electronic cigarettes, the debate about the impact “vaping” — as using the products is called — could have in the fight against tobacco smoking is becoming more acute. On one side, the head of one of Europe’s leading electronic cigarette industry groups has slammed the World Health Organization (WHO)

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