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From: John Sollows
Date: July 28/11
Can we all agree that honest science
(a) considers all possibilities without bias,
(b) realizes that qualitative information can be as important as (and
sometimes more important than) quantitative data, and
(c) does not confuse absence of evidence for a phenomenon or an effect with
absence of the phenomenon/effect, but
(d) acknowledges the need to test for alleged phenomena/effects, if their
importance warrants it?
In the case of the effects of large-scale cage culture of carnivorous fish
on ecosystems, I would bet that a bit of digging into the literature of
various sorts would raise serious concerns about the wisdom of promoting
this sort of thing.
Politicians need to understand that long-term economic issues and
environmental issues coincide. It's some short-term economic issues that
conflict with them, and the long-term costs of promoting such short-term
economic fixes often exceed the benefits.
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