Flyswatter Show » chemical http://godlessradio.com/flyswatter Vegan Atheist Liberal Skeptic Mom Thu, 01 Dec 2011 04:18:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Commentary, rants, and interviews by a funny, friendly, skeptical, atheist, vegan mom! Laura Ross yes Laura Ross luara.mom@gmail.com luara.mom@gmail.com (Laura Ross) Liberal. Atheist. Vegan. Different. Vegan, atheist, freethought, eldercare, liberal, diet, vegetarian, ecology, skeptic, science, comedy, journal Flyswatter Show » chemical http://godlessradio.com/flyswatter/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://godlessradio.com/flyswatter The sad state of science http://godlessradio.com/flyswatter/2008/11/26/the-sad-state-of-science/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-sad-state-of-science http://godlessradio.com/flyswatter/2008/11/26/the-sad-state-of-science/#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:51:34 +0000 Flyswatter http://godlessradio.com/flyswatter/?p=417 For some reason, marketers have taken over the word “chemical” and have changed it so that people think that chemicals are poison, much the same way that concepts of “scientific proofs” and “theories” have unclear meanings to the average person, and mean not what they should mean. The imprecision of vocabulary is absurd and is . . . → Read More: The sad state of science]]> For some reason, marketers have taken over the word “chemical” and have changed it so that people think that chemicals are poison, much the same way that concepts of “scientific proofs” and “theories” have unclear meanings to the average person, and mean not what they should mean. The imprecision of vocabulary is absurd and is causing all sorts of drama and mental contortions. Here’s a press release:

£1,000,000 for 100% chemical free material?

30 October 2008

The Royal Society of Chemistry is today reclaiming the word chemical from the advertising and marketing industries.

It has been misappropriated and maligned as synonymous with “poison”. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) recently defended an advert which perpetuated the myth that natural compounds are free of chemicals.

The truth, as any right-minded person will say, is that everything we eat, drink, drive, play with and live in is made of chemicals – both natural and synthetic chemicals are essential for life as we know it.

If, as the ASA says, the public believes materials can be “100% chemical free”, the RSC will soon be inundated with examples from people wishing to claim the £1 million pound bounty announced today by the RSC.

Dr Neville Reed, a director of the RSC, said today: “I’d be happy to give a million pounds to the first member of the public who could place in my hands any material I consider 100% chemical free.

“Should anyone do this, we will see thousands of years’ worth of knowledge evaporate before our eyes. We would have to tear up the textbooks, burn the degree certificates and retrain the teachers.”

The manufacturers of a popular “organic” fertiliser recently drew the attention of the public when it claimed in promotional materials the product contained no chemicals whatsoever.

The product’s manufacturer makes the fantastic claim to be “100% chemical free” in its advertising and on its packaging. The back of the packaging lists its chemical-free ingredients, which include phosphorus pentoxide and potassium oxide.
Contact and Further Information

Jon Edwards
Media Relations Officer
Royal Society of Chemistry, Thomas Graham House, Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 0WF
Tel: +44 (0) 1223 432366 or +44 (0) 7770 431013
Email: Jon Edwards

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