http://prospect.rsc.org/blogs/rsc/2008/11/06/nevillereed/100-chemical-free-living/ News and comment on science policy, education and media from the Royal Society of Chemistry Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:21:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://prospect.rsc.org/blogs/rsc/2008/11/06/nevillereed/100-chemical-free-living/comment-page-1/#comment-321 Jon Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:56:43 +0000 http://prospect.rsc.org/blogs/rsc/?p=22#comment-321 Just send a description to me at edwardsj@rsc.org Just send a description to me at edwardsj@rsc.org

]]> http://prospect.rsc.org/blogs/rsc/2008/11/06/nevillereed/100-chemical-free-living/comment-page-1/#comment-320 David Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:39:42 +0000 http://prospect.rsc.org/blogs/rsc/?p=22#comment-320 What do I have to do to claim the prize, where do I send my submission? What do I have to do to claim the prize, where do I send my submission?

]]> http://prospect.rsc.org/blogs/rsc/2008/11/06/nevillereed/100-chemical-free-living/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Not quite chemical free, but 100% highly commended | RSC Blog Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:12:01 +0000 http://prospect.rsc.org/blogs/rsc/?p=22#comment-47 [...] expected, even an offer of £1 million hasn’t brought the next Nobel Prize winner out of the woodwork to present me with a 100% [...] [...] expected, even an offer of £1 million hasn’t brought the next Nobel Prize winner out of the woodwork to present me with a 100% [...]

]]> http://prospect.rsc.org/blogs/rsc/2008/11/06/nevillereed/100-chemical-free-living/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Ben Sat, 13 Dec 2008 20:09:56 +0000 http://prospect.rsc.org/blogs/rsc/?p=22#comment-45 I have the same concerns about the labelling of foodstuffs as "organic" (I'm really wondering how many foodstuffs are inorganic!). This annoys me primarily because it's a severe corruption of the language and leads to an essential "dumbing down" of the population. Of course, it also opens the door to any manufacturer being able to claim their foodstuffs are organic (which they ARE), misleading people that have fallen for the incorrect usage of the word. I have the same concerns about the labelling of foodstuffs as “organic” (I’m really wondering how many foodstuffs are inorganic!). This annoys me primarily because it’s a severe corruption of the language and leads to an essential “dumbing down” of the population. Of course, it also opens the door to any manufacturer being able to claim their foodstuffs are organic (which they ARE), misleading people that have fallen for the incorrect usage of the word.

]]> http://prospect.rsc.org/blogs/rsc/2008/11/06/nevillereed/100-chemical-free-living/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Poor old ASA… | RSC Blog Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:55:59 +0000 http://prospect.rsc.org/blogs/rsc/?p=22#comment-35 [...] last thing I want is to be seen as a pedant. So my offer of £1m still stands but I now want a ‘hall of infamy’: I want to see if we can compile a gallery of [...] [...] last thing I want is to be seen as a pedant. So my offer of £1m still stands but I now want a ‘hall of infamy’: I want to see if we can compile a gallery of [...]

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