Ultimately, it would be more convincing to focus on a narrower range of diseases, to claim that they are "linked" to air pollution, rather than stretching credibility and plausibility. Because that's how we know it's bullshit, even if there exists any truth to it.
Diseases like Alzheimer's, for example, make for a ripe problem for exploitation. Cases are growing and that must be a bad thing, right?
Except cases are growing because people are living longer.
It turns out that asthma deaths are growing too... In the 85+ age group.
Except cases are growing because people are living longer.
It turns out that asthma deaths are growing too... In the 85+ age group.
It would seem almost callous to say that more people dying of a certain disease is a good thing.
But that might be the implication of certain mortality statistics. They cannot be read at face value.
But that might be the implication of certain mortality statistics. They cannot be read at face value.
Meanwhile the claim that "there is a very large and growing body of evidence..." is simply untrue.
There is more attention paid to producing air pollution data, because it's a political priority.
There is more attention paid to producing air pollution data, because it's a political priority.
But data isn't evidence. And evidence is not fact.
Data must be assimilated and arguments must be constructed to turn it into evidence.
Then we have to test those interpretations of the evidence. It may well be just noise.
Sometimes it's just made up.
Data must be assimilated and arguments must be constructed to turn it into evidence.
Then we have to test those interpretations of the evidence. It may well be just noise.
Sometimes it's just made up.
"A whole range of very severe public health impacts" is just too big a claim, you see.
There is a school of thought that states "if you're going to tell a lie, tell a big lie".
But it just gives us far-right-climate-denying-misinformers more ammo against you.
There is a school of thought that states "if you're going to tell a lie, tell a big lie".
But it just gives us far-right-climate-denying-misinformers more ammo against you.
Teenage psychosis?
Really?
The more likely explanation for teenagers losing-it is green ideology.
Really?
The more likely explanation for teenagers losing-it is green ideology.
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