-Caveat Lector- Monday, April 9, 2001 11th annual "Chicken Little Award" Winners Named California gets Top Honors for Being in the Dark About Energy The State of California received a "Chicken Little Award" for "doing nothing for the past decade to provide electrical energy, despite the growth of its population during that period. Their desire to protect the environment has literally left the environment in which people live and work in the dark." California was among the those receiving the 11th annual "Chicken Little Awards" for organizations, individuals and governments that "have scared the living daylights out of people with bogus claims," said Alan Caruba, the founder of The National Anxiety Center. In August 2000, The New York Times announced the North Pole was melting as "part of its endless effort to convince everyone the earth is warming." They had to swiftly retract the story. "Just because reporters and others repeat the global warming hoax, doesn't make it so," said Caruba. "The earth has not warmed in more than a half century." The Natural Resources Defense Council was recognized for its assertion that "the planet is in danger from carbon dioxide." This natural and abundant chemical is required for the growth of forests and all the vegetation on earth, including food crops," notes Caruba. "The earth produces CO2 all the time. Everyone on earth exhales CO2. If anything, the earth would benefit from more CO2, not less. People who advocate controlling it are idiots." The Center for Science in the Public Interest has once again received a Chicken Little Award, this time for proposing a tax on snack food. "Big Brother wants you to eat your veggies," said Caruba. "This group has also warned us against Mexican food, enjoyed by more than a 100 million, and Chinese food, consumed by more than a billion people every day." Food scares, says Caruba, are a daily occurrence. Lack of food is usually considered a real problem. Britain's Prince Charles received a Chicken Little Award for his public opposition to genetically modified (GM) food. "The Prince and the radical environmental organization, Greenpeace, ignore the need to feed six billion people every day. GM food holds the promise of abundantly feeding everyone, without having to consume more land for farming. Of course, the Prince has been dining royally since the day he was born." The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PeTA) also earned a Chicken Little Award "for their mindless campaigns against eating meat, wearing furs, and medical research that saves lives. These blockheads deliberately frighten school children with their campaigns and have recommended college students drink beer instead of milk. Indeed, no loathsome, contemptible effort to influence public opinion is beneath them. If their agenda prevailed, every pet owner in America would be forced to give up their dogs, cats, and other animal companions." "We are drowning in junk science. The good news is that it's wrong. The bad news is these bogus theories and claims are costing Americans more every time they fill up the gas tank, turn on a light, heat their homes, or go to the supermarket." The National Anxiety Center receives no funding from corporations, foundations, or other special interest groups. It is headquartered in Maplewood, NJ. Caruba's weekly cyber-column, "Warning Signs", posted on the Center's website and others, has an estimated readership in excess of one million. © 1999 Alan Caruba www.anxietycenter.com <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
