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10TH ANNUAL CHICKEN LITTLE AWARDS
CENTER NAMES TEN TOP SCARE CAMPAIGNS THREATENING HUMAN HEALTH AND
PROGRESS
"Just about everything Americans and others around the world have
been told in the past two decades about the climate, energy
reserves, chemicals, and an endless list of bogus threats to
their well being has been proven to be false," says Alan Caruba,
founder of The National Anxiety Center, a think tank
headquartered in Maplewood, N.J.
The tenth annual Chicken Little Awards are devoted to identifying
"the worst lies that have been foisted on Americans and others in
order to destroy the astonishing progress mankind has made to
improve everyoneís life." Founded In 1990 by the veteran science
and business writer, the Center created "The Chicken Little
Awards" to focus attention on the efforts of individuals and
organizations "to scare the daylights out of millions of people
for the purpose of influencing public policy."
"What is continually ignored is the fact that Americans and
others in developed nations around the world are living longer,
generally healthier lives, than ever before in history," said
Caruba. "What is ignored is a full-fledged assault on the very
means to sustain our success, the ability to utilize the earthís
resources and to maintain high standards of health, the provision
of sufficient food for the worldís population, and the
preservation of independent nations, free to determine their
future."
The Banning of DDT is first on the list of the Centerís Chicken
Little Awards, largely due to the alarmist, false writings of
Rachel Carson. "The sole purpose of the environmental movement is
to reduce the earthís population, despite the fact the earth is
over five billion years old," said Caruba. "When the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency banned DDT in 1972, it ignored
the fact that DDT had prevented the death of 500 million people
since its first widespread use in 1943. Since then, millions have
needlessly died or had their lives impaired by Malaria, a disease
on the rise. Plans to eliminate other pesticides worldwide are
moving forward. This is nothing less than planned genocide."
Global Warming is second on the list. "In the 1970ís
environmentalists were warning that a new Ice Age was coming.
When that scare campaign failed, they turned to global warming,
but to date there is no evidence of a dramatic warming trend to
support this claim. More than 18,000 scientists worldwide have
spoken out against this Big Lie intended to force industrialized
nations to reduce their energy use."
Genetically Modified Crops is third on the list. "With a
population estimated to be six billion, the earth needs this
remarkable means to grow more food on less land, with less
dependence on the chemicals used to ward off insect pests and
adverse climate conditions. This, however, has not deterred
leading environmental organizations from launching a huge scare
campaign to needlessly frighten people."
Food Scares are fourth on the Centerís list. "The food police
have warned against irradiation that kills deadly food poisoning
pathogens, as well as the diet of huge portions of the worldís
population, including the natural inclination of humans to
include meat in their diets," said Caruba. "The worst
perpetrators of these lies are the members of the animal rights
movement who are engaged in a worldwide program of terrorism."
The Timber Lies, fifth on the Centerís list, have been a
sustained program in the U.S. where two-thirds of the forests
that existed when the Pilgrims arrived are still thriving. "The
lies that the Spotted Owl was endangered shut down 187 mills in
the northwest and wiped out 22,654 jobs. The U.S. is now
importing lumber when it is home to vast forestlands that have
been put off limits to any use by Americans, whether as timber
resources or for recreation."
The Oil Lies, sixth on the list, are the reason, in part, why
Americans are paying higher prices than ever before for a tank of
gasoline or to heat their homes and businesses. "Half the cost of
gasoline in the U.S. goes to taxes. The U.S. has huge reserves of
oil that years of increased restrictions by Congress have put off
limits to create a phantom scarcity. The projected reserves of
oil worldwide would fuel the needs of the worldís population for
hundreds, if not thousands, of years." New technologies may,
however, reduce dependence.
Endangered Species rank seventh on the Centerís list. "Deterring
the building of homes, hospitals, and other elements of a
thriving economy is the sole purpose of this utterly failed
program to preserve falsely identified endangered species. The
U.S. is suffering from unfettered populations of deer, Canadian
Geese, and the introduction of predator species that attack
cattle and sheep, as well as endangering human life. Fully 99% of
all the species that ever lived on earth are extinct. Darwin was
right!"
Urban Sprawl is ranked eighth as
