But most of us also know some things about engine oil that aren't actually true. For instance, isn't it always necessary to change your oil every 3,000 miles (4,828 kilometers)? And when the color of your oil starts becoming dark, doesn't that mean that it's about to fill your ...
Robert Rapier already debunked the first allegation, the second one is much more nebulous and has always troubled me since I got interested in peak oil. Stuart Staniford looked also at this problem (Is Oil in a Price Bubble?) by noting that price were following a clean exponential rise (at...
Years of what could be termed 'discussions' with Creationists would lead me to refine #11 to 'when completely and utterly debunked, leave the argument for a while, waiting until you hope people have forgotton, then bring it back' This goes past intellectual bankrputcy into the concept of ...
“proof” men of God were openly ridiculed as ignorant and improperly educated. Piltdown man was debunked four decades later by chemical tests proving the jaw and skull were not the same age, nor very old. It was a DELIBERATE fake. The bones had been chemically treated and thoroughly ...
For several months now Mr Moore has been a constant thorn in the council's side as he has campaigned to force it to prepare more for the effects of climate change and peak oil. He's already been thrown out of one council meeting, and became perilously close to being turfed out of ...
One could not imagine such a sea change in attitude ten years ago- it is as if we are a different people now and routinely put the toe tag on those polar bears we cared about so much then. One senses that international discussion to stop this is inconceivable. NOTE: I would be ...
Yet there’s a popular myth circulating in the Paleo community that it’s unsafe to cook with olive oil; that it isn’t stable and oxidizes when heated, forming harmful by-products in the process. While this is true for otheroils like canola and vegetable oil, I’m here to tell you ...
Bjorn Stevens: Having to debate the facts “is enraging” To add more gravitas to the claim that man-made climate change is real and the debate is over, Monitor also interviews “renowned climate researcher” Prof. Bjorn Stevens of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, who ...
As long as the western world thinks "Greed is Good", there's not much hope for fundamental change. That's because we are all part of the game of life and the game has been captured by the bullies. Resistance is futile, indeed, those in control thrive on resistance, which gives them ...
In other words, it's a healthy oil. One shouldn't feel afraid to use it because of some Internet scare loosely based on half-truths and outright lies. Additional Information: Canola Oil: The Myths Debunked (Canola Council of Canada) ...