Posted by Kay on 4/01/04

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This may just be the last gasp of a devolving society but
this from PR Watch may be useful to plaintiffs.

"Industry officials are expressing grave concern that a
growing alliance between environmentalists and patient
advocacy groups to link exposure to harmful pollution with
chronic diseases and life-long disabilities could add
credibility to activists' calls for stricter environmental
requirements," Inside EPA reports. Bart Mongoven, who works
for the private intelligence firm Stratfor, told petroleum
industry officials, "In five years, the environmental
community would like to see all debates [be about] the
environment and health." He warned the audience at the
National Petrochemical and Refiners Association (NPRA)
annual meeting that connecting environmental issues to
public health "works here." He said that one way for
industry to fight these new lobbying efforts, which expand
public health concerns beyond pesticides to industrial
emissions and effluent, is to paint the efforts as
being "anti-chemical," rather than in favor of a public
health goal. Source: Inside EPA, March 24, 2004

http://www.prwatch.org/spin/March_2004.html#1080104401

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