Lawyers For Mining Companies Threaten Scientific Journals

An anonymous reader writes "ScienceInsider got hold of a threatening letter that lawyers for the mining industry sent to various scientific journals (PDF) concerning data from the U.S. 'Diesel Exhaust in Miners Study.' Many occupational health researchers believe the study will show a link between diesel exhaust and cancer. A handful of scientists have commented on the letter and its implications."

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Re:it's

[Anonymous Coward]

who cares?

Then clearly school buses cause cancer

[Karmashock]

They're mostly old diesel buses that have been running continuously since the 1960s.

So if the environmentalists want to make this argument then clearly the municipalities would be liable. Of course, buses that use natural gas would be able to avoid this issue but most buses haven't switched.

I'm tired of every industry in america getting shut down for bogus reasons.

What we need from science is CONSTRUCTIVE criticism. If there's a problem, please offer a solution.

Re:Deja vu ?

[tqk]

I call it murder since that industry was aware of the health problems, lots of studies and proof exists

We're all well aware of how dangerous it is to drive cars, mountain climb, skydive, hang glide, skateboard, and lots of other dangerous things. I knew about the health dangers related to smoking before I started. They didn't matter to me and still don't, just as the potential for crashing a car, falling off a mountain, parachute not opening, crashing a hang glider, or cracking your skull via a skateboard means anything to those people.

Get off your high horse, tobacco hater. They're just supplying a demand from willing customers, and the gov't is getting rich via sin taxes trying to save me from something I enjoy doing.

Don't worry. I try my damnedest to be downwind of prissies like you.