Tuesday, March 29 – Hour 1 Podcast

Voice your opinion on proposed South Bend smoking ban at hearings tonight – 953MNC.com

The Clean Air Act would ban smoking at all workplaces in the city of South Bend, including bars and private clubs.

Study Confirms That E-Cigarettes Generate Virtually No Toxins – Hit & Run : Reason.com

Analysis of the smoke from conventional cigarettes showed that the mainstream cigarette smoke delivered approximately 1500 times more harmful and potentially harmful constituents (HPHCs) tested when compared to e-cigarette aerosol or to puffing room air. The deliveries of HPHCs tested for these e-cigarette products were similar to the study air blanks rather than to deliveries from conventional cigarettes; no significant contribution of cigarette smoke HPHCs from any of the compound classes tested was found for the e-cigarettes. Thus, the results of this study support previous researchers’ discussion of e-cigarette products’ potential for reduced exposure compared to cigarette smoke.

Anti-Vaping Researchers Called Out for Misleading Cancer Exaggerations by New York Times Columnist – Hit & Run : Reason.com

When I spoke to David Peyton, one of the study’s authors, he insisted that the study had been mischaracterized. All it was meant to do, he said, was compare the levels of formaldehyde in e-cigarettes versus cigarettes. “It is exceedingly frustrating to me that we are being associated with saying that e-cigarettes are more dangerous than cigarettes,” he added. “That is a fact not in evidence.” Well, maybe.