Archive - THE FIREBREAK

Moving the Goalposts on Harm Reduction

Analyzing the Filtered Declaration on Reducing Harm from Tobacco, Nicotine, Alcohol and Unhealthy Food

5 hrs ago •

A Tale of Two Retractions

The reactions to two academic paper withdrawals says a lot about who we are and how we think about science

Dec 8 •

Reining in Philanthro-Activism

Time to Control the Destructive Foundation Funding of NGO Lobbying Campaigns

Dec 3 •

The Alarmist Mirage: Activists Cling to Outdated Climate Scenarios As Science Moves On

Doomsday has been delayed, yet again.

Dec 2 •

November 2025

What I Saw at the FCTC COP11 on Tobacco Control

Inside, But Locked Out: A Report from the GoodCOP 2.0 “Conference of the People”

Nov 25 •

Maria Papaioannoy-Duic 

Communications ConCOPtions

How two UN bodies tried this week to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat

Nov 23 •

Mapping Bloomberg's Billions Against Tobacco Harm Reduction

How Michael Bloomberg Bought Control of the Anti-Nicotine Narrative at the FCTC COP11

Nov 18 •

The COP30 Declaration on Information Integrity is Wrong and Dangerous

The Signatories Show a Lack of Understanding of the Difference Between Information and Knowledge

Nov 14 •

Time to COPitulate?

Why the Activists Have Pushed the Climate Campaign Too Far

Nov 11 •

Kick Big Ethics Violators Out of the COP 30 Climate Conference

The Firebreak Files an Ethics Complaint with the UNFCCC Against a Group of NGOs

Nov 7 •

A European White Paper on Risk Management

How to make EU policy rational and workable

Nov 3 •

October 2025

Toward an EU Ultra-Processed Food Directive

Is the European Commission Able to Understand Basic Risk Management Principles?

Oct 30 •

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