Great Forbes Op-Ed on Vaping Restrictions in Cities

[Ay Dee Jay]

This is a great op-ed, there are a lot of gems in here for the budding e-cig activist to glom on to:

Big U.S. Cities Foment Baseless, Superstitious Fear Of Electronic Cigarettes - Forbes

 

[NiNi]

Thanks for posting! Great editorial!

 

[Cloud boy]

Great find! Thanks

 

[grayscale]

Good stuff thanks! Nice to see this coming from such an influential media publication too.

After read - this is a really great point of view on the topic, and the source is a very respectable one. I hope everyone who reads this article will also take a moment to tweet, post to FB, g+ or whatever you like to disseminate information like this.

 

[Schwiggiddy]

Thanks for the link. I will however advise of word of caution when reading any ACSH articles (author is part of ACSH).

 

[grayscale]

Thanks for the link. I will however advise of word of caution when reading any ACSH articles (author is part of ACSH).

So did you read what he had to say??? You might think differently when you do.

 

[Schwiggiddy]

So did you read what he had to say??? You might think differently when you do.

Absolutely I read it. Not a bad editorial, but when I see ACSH red flags go up. And I saw that after I read it. I read and watch anything posted on here, doesn't mean I can't be wary of a particular source. Wasn't really anything new or different in that editorial to get me terribly excited.

 

[Ken_A]

Tweeted THAT!!

 

[Uno mas]

Thread moved to Media and General News...

Carry on

 

[dripdaze]

Thanks for posting. Great article.

 

[Sundodger]

Thanks for the link. I will however advise of word of caution when reading any ACSH articles (author is part of ACSH).

Dr. Ross is well known here as an Advocate for vapers. That's all I care about.

 

[2coils]

Dr Ross has stepped up many times to advocate for us! For that I thank him. Really a good read and helps educate the layman that is on the fence about supporting e-cigs!

 

[Schwiggiddy]

Dr. Ross is well known here as an Advocate for vapers. That's all I care about.

And I don't mean to attack him, and I didn't attack him. But ACSH isn't exactly a pillar of the scientific community. They are well-known for their ties to chemical manufacturers and frankenfood pushers.

 

[Kent C]

And I don't mean to attack him, and I didn't attack him. But ACSH isn't exactly a pillar of the scientific community. They are well-known for their ties to chemical manufacturers and frankenfood pushers.

They attack junk science no matter where it turns up....

The Hijacking of Earth Day | The American Spectator

 

[Schwiggiddy]

They attack junk science no matter where it turns up....

The Hijacking of Earth Day | The American Spectator

Wow, a Pro-DDT article AND a pop-up warning me that the Federal Emergency Management Agency might be hoarding food??? WHY WOULD THEY DO THIS!?!?! Oh, maybe in the event they need to respond to some kind of emergency? Or maybe it's to be ready to feed the people in all the re-education camps they are preparing.
DDT - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Kent C]

100 Things You Should Know About DDT | JunkScience.com

Of the several points made this one in particular is of note for those who have been following along here. We've seen it with regards to ecigs:

"13. Science journals were biased against DDT. Philip Abelson, editor of Science informed Dr. Thomas Jukes that Science would never publish any article on DDT that was not antagonistic."

South Africa's War against Malaria: Lessons for the Developing World | Cato Institute

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[DigChrono]

Forbes is an outlet that I read often, and I like this guy's point of view, also the fact that he seems well versed in the terminology. He has a few other articles on e-cigs that are interesting, that while probably not news to any of us, might be useful to a layman.

 

[wv2win]

Absolutely I read it. Not a bad editorial, but when I see ACSH red flags go up. And I saw that after I read it. I read and watch anything posted on here, doesn't mean I can't be wary of a particular source. Wasn't really anything new or different in that editorial to get me terribly excited.

You make an accusation (red flags) but don't back it up. That BS doesn't fly. Back it up or don't say it.

They have consistently been pro-vaping based on the scientific evidence. You can't ask for more than that.

 

[wv2win]

Let's connect the dots: 2009, new administration; 2009, FDA tries to ban vaping nationwide; 2009, Chief of Staff for Obama: Rahm Emanuel; 2013, ban on vaping in Chicago instituted by new mayor of Chicago: Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

No way that there is a "nanny-state" agenda driving this. It must all be just a coincidence.

 

[Requiem33]

That was a good article.