Scientists' Report Documents ExxonMobil's Tobacco-like Disinformation Campaign on Global Warming Science
Union of Concerned Scientists
3 Jan 07 Oil Company Spent Nearly $16 Million to Fund Skeptic Groups, Create Confusion
WASHINGTON, DC, Jan. 3-A new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists offers the most comprehensive documentation to date of how ExxonMobil has adopted the tobacco industry's disinformation tactics, as well as some of the same organizations and personnel, to cloud the scientific understanding of climate change and delay action on the issue. According to the report, ExxonMobil has funneled nearly $16 million between 1998 and 2005 to a network of 43 advocacy organizations that seek to confuse the public on global warming science.
Comment: Notice "Tobacco-like disinformation campaign." We think this is a revealing slip. Indeed, tobacco has been subjected to an outrageous disinformation campaign, and probably by industries that wish to conceal their guilt for causing all the diseases attributed to tobacco.
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CBC
CBC News Thursday, January 4, 2007 12:04 PM ET Science doesn't support the advertising claims made by four weight-loss pill companies, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Thursday after fining the companies' marketers millions of dollars.
The FTC is allowing Xenadrine EFX, One A Day Weight Smart, Cortaslim and TrimSpa to remain on store shelves but ordered the companies to stop making misleading advertising claims. |
CBC News
Thursday, January 4, 2007 12:01 PM ET Oil prices continued their recent retreat on Thursday, falling more than $1 US per barrel on commodity markets as mild winter weather continued in eastern North America.
The February futures contract for light sweet crude oil was down $1.43 at $56.89 in late morning trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. |
MEC
Dec 06 Why the Federal Reserve Violates the U.S. Constitution (Formerly called FIAT EMPIRE - A Closer Look at the Federal Reserve).
This important documentary is inspired by the well-known book, The Creature From Jekyll Island by G. Edward Griffin. Produced by William L. Van Alen, Jr., the 1-hour documentary is a co-production between Matrixx Productions and Cornerstone Entertainment and features interviews by not only G. Edward Griffin, but Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas), MOVIEGUIDE Founder, Ted Baehr, and constitutional authority, Edwin Vieira (4 degrees from Harvard). See the official website of FIAT EMPIRE for at for more information on all four experts and how to get a DVD copy. FIAT EMPIRE was written and directed by James Jaeger and narrated by Kris Chandler. Associate producers are Ted Pollard, author and former Commissioner of Radnor Township and James E. Ewart, well-known author of MONEY. You can screen a 60-minute promo version of FIAT EMPIRE (plus raw interviews). FIAT EMPIRE is also up at Google Movies and the promo version has already been downloaded by over 5,300 people who have given it a collective 5 star rating (that's 5 out of a possible 5). Please note, we did not authorize the placement of this on Google. Someone else commandeered it and placed it up there. Given this and the number of downloads, it's apparent that someone out there feels this subject and film may be of concern to citizens. Accordingly, we are looking for a wider distribution, perhaps on DVD or even theatrical, so if you are a distributor, or can help us find one, please contact James Jaeger at 610/688-9212 or contact@mecfilms.com. This show is not authorized for sale but may be displayed in private settings and for the purpose of promoting completion funds, distribution and future shows based upon G. Edward Griffin's book. Again, if you can help out on any of these goals, or wish to proffer comments on the film, please contact us at 610/688-9212 or email us at contact@mecfilms.com. |
By Jordan Rau
LA Times 4 Jan 07 SACRAMENTO - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will propose that all Californian children, including those in the state illegally, be guaranteed medical insurance as part of the health-care overhaul he intends to unveil next week, according to officials familiar with the plan.
If enacted by the Legislature, his proposal would affect about 763,000 children who now lack insurance. Although the administration has not revealed details of how it would pay for such a program, officials estimate that extending insurance to all children could cost the state as much as $400 million a year. |
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