The Sturm und Drang of Eco-Angst

By ACSH Staff — Feb 27, 2012
Speaking of unfounded fears, we wish that public alarmists would adopt the more sensible attitude of David Ropeik, who writes in Sunday's Times on The Wages of Eco-Angst. We recommend reading Ropeik s discussion of why our fears don t match the facts and the real dangers that arise when we get risk wrong.

Speaking of unfounded fears, we wish that public alarmists would adopt the more sensible attitude of David Ropeik, who writes in Sunday's Times on The Wages of Eco-Angst.

We recommend reading Ropeik s discussion of why our fears don t match the facts and the real dangers that arise when we get risk wrong. It s a piece that, in light of proposals to regulate sugar as a dangerous substance, and Meryl Streep s revisiting the Alar fiasco, seems especially sensible and no doubt timely.