6. A survey of news stories in 1996 reveals that the antiscience tag has been attached to many other groups as well, from authorities who advocated the elimination of the last remaining stocks of smallpox virus to Republicans who advocated decreased funding for basic research.

[參考譯文] 一項關于1996年新聞報道的調查顯示，反科學的標簽還可以貼在許多其 他團體身上，從提倡消滅最后存留的天花病毒的權威機構，到鼓吹削減 基礎研究經費的共和黨人(都被貼上了反科學的標簽)。

7. The 'true enemies of science, argues Paul Ehrllch of Stanford University, a pioneer of environmental studies, are those who question the evidence supporting global warming, the depletion of the ozone layer and other consequences of industrial growth.

[參考譯文] 環境研究的先驅、斯坦福大學的保羅·厄爾里西認為，科學真正的敵人 是那些對支持全球變暖、臭氧層損耗以及工業發展的其他后果的證據提 出置疑的人。

8. This development--and its strong implication for US politics and economy in years ahead--has enthroned the South as America's most densely populated region for the first time in the history of the nation's head counting.

[參考譯文] 這種發展--以及其對美國政治、經濟在未來幾年的潛在的強有力的影 響一一使得南部在全國人口普查中有史以來首次成為美國人口最密集 的地區。

9. Often they choose--and still are choosing--somewhat colder climates such as Oregon, Idaho and Alaska in order to escape smog.crime and other plagues of urbanization in the Golden State.

[參考譯文] 他們常常選擇--現在依然這樣選擇--居住在那些氣候較為寒冷的地 區， 比如俄勒岡、愛達荷，還有阿拉斯加，為的是逃避煙霧、犯罪， 以及"金州"(加利福尼亞)城市化進程中的其他問題。

10. As a result, California's growth rate dropped during the 1970's, to 18.5 percent--little more than two thirds the 1960's growth figure and considerably below that of other Western states.
　　
[參考譯文] 結果，加利福尼亞的人口增長率在20世紀70年代時下降到了18．5％一 一稍高于60年代增長率的三分之二，大大低于西部其他各州。