Countering Tabinfo asia 2009,Thailand

Luiking and Ba-shaming the Evidence In a recent article in the magazine, Spiked on October 26, 2009, John Luik and Patrick Basham (2 speakers at Tab Info) assert that the true reason New York City  in the US is banning smoking in parks is demonizing smoking and paternalism, so kids don’t see smokers.  Just because a NY health official ment [ ... ]

Tab Info: Thailand and Asian Neighbors Object to Lethal Industry
A petition against the Tab Info congress and exhibit in Bangkok, Thailand in November has gotten support from about 500 persons from over 20 countries thus far.  If you want to sign it, go to http://www.globalink.org/petitions/?sign=thai1.
What are the reasons that so many people,  [ ... ]

Fires/Injuries In 2002 alone, lighted tobacco products caused an estimated 14,450 residential fires, 520 civilian deaths, 1,330 injuries, and $371 million in residential property damage in the United States according to a July 2005 report issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s U.S. Fire Administration. http://www.fema.gov/new [ ... ]

Ventilation ...Scientists must be available who can attack the studiesrelied on by the anti-smoking forces to justify smoking restrictions on healthgrounds. Scientists and engineers also must be available who can demonstratethat any irritation to nonsmokers from ETS can and should be mitigated throughimprovement in ventilation/filtration systems [ ... ]