Comments on: Conflating Green And Anti-Vaccine http://www.rationalmoms.com/2009/09/27/conflating-green-and-anti-vaccine/ Rational moms of the world unite! Sat, 21 Aug 2010 19:30:26 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Dawn Crawford http://www.rationalmoms.com/2009/09/27/conflating-green-and-anti-vaccine/comment-page-1/#comment-2577 Dawn Crawford Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:37:39 +0000 http://www.rationalmoms.com/?p=1044#comment-2577 Thank YOU so much for this article. I love it! I am adding it to our file to help parents through the weeds of anti-vaccine propaganda! Thank YOU so much for this article. I love it! I am adding it to our file to help parents through the weeds of anti-vaccine propaganda!

]]> By: Aaron Helton http://www.rationalmoms.com/2009/09/27/conflating-green-and-anti-vaccine/comment-page-1/#comment-2570 Aaron Helton Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:45:11 +0000 http://www.rationalmoms.com/?p=1044#comment-2570 Yeah, it seems like "green" has become a catch-all term for plenty of things that have no direct impact on the environment. What I would like to see are any studies on the effects multivitamins and herbal supplements might have on the environment once they pass into our water treatment facilities. It seems like there might be much more of a case for those to be linked than vaccines and the environment. And lest you think this has nothing to do with the topic, let me point out that plenty of anti-vaxers suggest taking more vitamins and using worthless herbal remedies instead of vaccinating. In other words, there's definitely enough woo to go around here. Yeah, it seems like “green” has become a catch-all term for plenty of things that have no direct impact on the environment.

What I would like to see are any studies on the effects multivitamins and herbal supplements might have on the environment once they pass into our water treatment facilities. It seems like there might be much more of a case for those to be linked than vaccines and the environment. And lest you think this has nothing to do with the topic, let me point out that plenty of anti-vaxers suggest taking more vitamins and using worthless herbal remedies instead of vaccinating. In other words, there’s definitely enough woo to go around here.

]]> By: Julie http://www.rationalmoms.com/2009/09/27/conflating-green-and-anti-vaccine/comment-page-1/#comment-2565 Julie Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:11:01 +0000 http://www.rationalmoms.com/?p=1044#comment-2565 Great post. You have a way with words. I added you to the blogroll, and I am stealing all your awesome widgets. Great post. You have a way with words. I added you to the blogroll, and I am stealing all your awesome widgets.

]]> By: Squillo http://www.rationalmoms.com/2009/09/27/conflating-green-and-anti-vaccine/comment-page-1/#comment-2564 Squillo Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:57:00 +0000 http://www.rationalmoms.com/?p=1044#comment-2564 Ugh, this topic makes me crazy. The term "green" has come to be as empty as any other marketing buzzword. Often, it seems to be code for "appeal to nature fallacy." If you'll forgive a bit of blogwhoring, I did a post on this topic a few months back: <a href="http://confutata.wordpress.com/2009/06/16/what-does-green-vaccines-mean/" rel="nofollow">What Does "Green Our Vaccines" Really Mean?</a> Ugh, this topic makes me crazy. The term “green” has come to be as empty as any other marketing buzzword. Often, it seems to be code for “appeal to nature fallacy.”

If you’ll forgive a bit of blogwhoring, I did a post on this topic a few months back: What Does “Green Our Vaccines” Really Mean?

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