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POPSDid $16 Stand in the Way of Climate Science? The head of a key British climate lab, a central figure in the 2009 "Climategate" scandal, thought requests made under Great Britain's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) were a nuisance that should be stonewalled while crucial correspondence is deleted -- unless someone pays up first.
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POPSCDC Deliberately Hiding the Truth about the Link between Autism and Mercury in Vaccines? Thimerosal, a controversial mercury compound used as a preservative in certain vaccines, was removed from all vaccines in Denmark in 1992. A subsequent Danish study showed a marked decline in autism rates following the removal of thimerosal. While thimerosal has been removed from most vaccines in the US, it is still routinely used in vaccines given to children in the Third World. In the US, thimerosal is still found in many flu shots, which are becoming increasingly routine for adults and strongly encouraged for the elderly and children.