Democrats and Iraq Withdrawal Plan; Hormone Phase-Out of California Milk; Michael Shermer
Democrats and Iraq Withdrawal Plan
In a direct challenge to President Bush, House Democrats unveiled legislation Thursday requiring the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq by the Fall of 2008. Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the deadline would be added to legislation providing nearly $100 billion the Bush administration has requested for fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. Larry talks with Democratic Congressman and Member of the House Budget Committee Xavier Becerra about the legislation and its upcoming vote.
Hormone Phase-Out of California Milk
California Dairies, Inc., a co-op which produces 4 of every 10 glasses of milk in California, is dropping rBST, a synthetic bovine growth hormone that increases milk production in cows, as a direct result of pressure from supermarket chains and their consumers who show an increasing preference for more organic or natural foods. The hormone, manufactured by Monsanto, has not shown evidence of harming humans. Larry talks with Richard Cotta, President and CEO of California Dairies about the phase-out.
Michael Shermer
What's The Secret and is it true? What does ice-core data confirming increased carbon dioxide levels since the industrial revolution reveal? 'Feeling the pain of empathy through your "mirror" neurons? Michael Shermer knows how to use science and healthy skepticism to get at the truth behind recent claims and discoveries. Larry Mantle talks with the Skeptic magazine publisher and Scientific American columnist about the latest phenomena and science stories.