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General Electric

2009-06-02T10:25:02Z

Martin Donohoe:

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==Background==

General Electric is the huge American products and services company (not to be confused withe the UK company known as [[GEC]]/The [[General Electric Company]]) that is involved in businesses ranging from aircraft engines, power generation, water processing and security technology to medical imaging, business and consumer financing, media content and advanced materials. <ref>[http://www.ge.com/en/company/companyinfo/at_a_glance/fact_sheet.htm General Electric's Website]</ref>

==Nukes Vital for Climate and Security of Supply==

General Electric has been pushing the case for nuclear in the UK. In September 2004, Andrew White, chairman and chief executive officer of General Electric's global nuclear unit, said "It's vital for the UK to support nuclear energy. I don't see a good energy policy in the UK to meet Kyoto and secure supplies". <ref>Bloomberg, [http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000102&sid=a6B03nugUN7w&refer=uk U.K. Needs Nuclear Power to Meet Demand, GE Says], 29 September, 2004.</ref>

==Pro-Nuke Lobbying==

According to an article in ''Sunday Business'' in January 2006 General Electric has "begun a lobbying campaign for its Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) design to be used in the UK's next generation of nuclear reactors. GE Nuclear chief executive Andy White told The Business he had discussed using GE's technology with UK nuclear company British Energy, Eon UK and EdF Energy, the two UK companies seen as the leaders of any potential new build. He also said he had met Prime Minister Tony Blair last year and briefed officials at the Department of Trade and Industry. <ref>Richard Orange, "GE Seeking UK Nuclear Role", ''Sunday Business'', 22 January, 2006; Not accessible online.</ref>

==PR, Lobbying and Business Intelligence Firms==
In 2008, General Electric is listed as a client for [[Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO Ltd]]<ref>AMV BBDO [http://www.amvbbdo.com/ Clients] Accessed 12th February 2008</ref> and The [[Gorlin Group]]<ref>The Gorlin Group [http://www.gorlingroup.com/ Clients] Accessed 20th March 2008</ref>

General Electric subsidiary [[Genworth Financial]] is reported to have hired lobbying firm [[Wheat Government Relations]] in 2007<ref>The Centre for Responsive Ethics [http://www.opensecrets.org/lobbyists/firmsum.asp?txtname=Wheat+Government+Relations&year=2007 Wheat Government Relations 2007] Accessed 11th March 2008</ref>

==Resources==

For further information, see relevant SourceWatch page [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=General_Electric General Electric]
*Donohoe MT, [http://www.phsj.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/ge-ny-presbyt-hosp-agreement-synthesis-regeneration.doc GE – Bringing Bad Things to Life: Cradle to Grave Health Care and the Alliance between General Electric Medical Systems and New York-Presbyterian Hospital], Synthesis/Regeneration 2006(Fall);41:31-3 (print version is abridged version, web address above is for complete version with references. An open-access powerpoint is available at [http://www.phsj.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ge-ny-presb-alliance.ppt GE-NY-Presbyterian Hospital Agreement.ppt].

==References==
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[[Category:Civil nuclear industry]]
[[Category:Nuclear Spin]]

General Electric

2009-06-02T10:23:58Z

Martin Donohoe:

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==Background==

General Electric is the huge American products and services company (not to be confused withe the UK company known as [[GEC]]/The [[General Electric Company]]) that is involved in businesses ranging from aircraft engines, power generation, water processing and security technology to medical imaging, business and consumer financing, media content and advanced materials. <ref>[http://www.ge.com/en/company/companyinfo/at_a_glance/fact_sheet.htm General Electric's Website]</ref>

==Nukes Vital for Climate and Security of Supply==

General Electric has been pushing the case for nuclear in the UK. In September 2004, Andrew White, chairman and chief executive officer of General Electric's global nuclear unit, said "It's vital for the UK to support nuclear energy. I don't see a good energy policy in the UK to meet Kyoto and secure supplies". <ref>Bloomberg, [http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000102&sid=a6B03nugUN7w&refer=uk U.K. Needs Nuclear Power to Meet Demand, GE Says], 29 September, 2004.</ref>

==Pro-Nuke Lobbying==

According to an article in ''Sunday Business'' in January 2006 General Electric has "begun a lobbying campaign for its Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) design to be used in the UK's next generation of nuclear reactors. GE Nuclear chief executive Andy White told The Business he had discussed using GE's technology with UK nuclear company British Energy, Eon UK and EdF Energy, the two UK companies seen as the leaders of any potential new build. He also said he had met Prime Minister Tony Blair last year and briefed officials at the Department of Trade and Industry. <ref>Richard Orange, "GE Seeking UK Nuclear Role", ''Sunday Business'', 22 January, 2006; Not accessible online.</ref>

==PR, Lobbying and Business Intelligence Firms==
In 2008, General Electric is listed as a client for [[Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO Ltd]]<ref>AMV BBDO [http://www.amvbbdo.com/ Clients] Accessed 12th February 2008</ref> and The [[Gorlin Group]]<ref>The Gorlin Group [http://www.gorlingroup.com/ Clients] Accessed 20th March 2008</ref>

General Electric subsidiary [[Genworth Financial]] is reported to have hired lobbying firm [[Wheat Government Relations]] in 2007<ref>The Centre for Responsive Ethics [http://www.opensecrets.org/lobbyists/firmsum.asp?txtname=Wheat+Government+Relations&year=2007 Wheat Government Relations 2007] Accessed 11th March 2008</ref>

==Resources==

For further information, see relevant SourceWatch page [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=General_Electric General Electric]
*Donohoe MT, [phsj.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/ge-ny-presbyt-hosp-agreement-synthesis-regeneration.doc GE – Bringing Bad Things to Life: Cradle to Grave Health Care and the Alliance between General Electric Medical Systems and New York-Presbyterian Hospital], Synthesis/Regeneration 2006(Fall);41:31-3 (print version is abridged version, web address above is for complete version with references. An open-access powerpoint is available at [phsj.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ge-ny-presb-alliance.ppt GE-NY-Presbyterian Hospital Agreement.ppt].

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Civil nuclear industry]]
[[Category:Nuclear Spin]]

General Electric

2009-06-02T10:19:37Z

Martin Donohoe:

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==Background==

General Electric is the huge American products and services company (not to be confused withe the UK company known as [[GEC]]/The [[General Electric Company]]) that is involved in businesses ranging from aircraft engines, power generation, water processing and security technology to medical imaging, business and consumer financing, media content and advanced materials. <ref>[http://www.ge.com/en/company/companyinfo/at_a_glance/fact_sheet.htm General Electric's Website]</ref>

==Nukes Vital for Climate and Security of Supply==

General Electric has been pushing the case for nuclear in the UK. In September 2004, Andrew White, chairman and chief executive officer of General Electric's global nuclear unit, said "It's vital for the UK to support nuclear energy. I don't see a good energy policy in the UK to meet Kyoto and secure supplies". <ref>Bloomberg, [http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000102&sid=a6B03nugUN7w&refer=uk U.K. Needs Nuclear Power to Meet Demand, GE Says], 29 September, 2004.</ref>

==Pro-Nuke Lobbying==

According to an article in ''Sunday Business'' in January 2006 General Electric has "begun a lobbying campaign for its Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) design to be used in the UK's next generation of nuclear reactors. GE Nuclear chief executive Andy White told The Business he had discussed using GE's technology with UK nuclear company British Energy, Eon UK and EdF Energy, the two UK companies seen as the leaders of any potential new build. He also said he had met Prime Minister Tony Blair last year and briefed officials at the Department of Trade and Industry. <ref>Richard Orange, "GE Seeking UK Nuclear Role", ''Sunday Business'', 22 January, 2006; Not accessible online.</ref>

==PR, Lobbying and Business Intelligence Firms==
In 2008, General Electric is listed as a client for [[Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO Ltd]]<ref>AMV BBDO [http://www.amvbbdo.com/ Clients] Accessed 12th February 2008</ref> and The [[Gorlin Group]]<ref>The Gorlin Group [http://www.gorlingroup.com/ Clients] Accessed 20th March 2008</ref>

General Electric subsidiary [[Genworth Financial]] is reported to have hired lobbying firm [[Wheat Government Relations]] in 2007<ref>The Centre for Responsive Ethics [http://www.opensecrets.org/lobbyists/firmsum.asp?txtname=Wheat+Government+Relations&year=2007 Wheat Government Relations 2007] Accessed 11th March 2008</ref>

==Resources==

For further information, see relevant SourceWatch page [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=General_Electric General Electric]
An open-access powerpoint is available at [phsj.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ge-ny-presb-alliance.ppt GE-NY-Presbyterian Hospital Agreement.ppt].

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Civil nuclear industry]]
[[Category:Nuclear Spin]]

Elizabeth Whelan

2009-06-02T10:11:24Z

Martin Donohoe:

'''Elizabeth Whelan''' is co-founder and president of the industry front group, the [[American Council on Science and Health]] (ACSH). She defends petrochemical companies, the nutritional value of fast foods, and the safety of saccharin, pesticides and growth hormones for dairy cows. She claims that the US government spends far too much on unproven health risks such as dioxin and pesticides because of the public’s “unfounded fears of man-made chemicals and their perception of these chemicals as carcinogens”.<ref>Sharon Beder, "Global Spin: The Corporate Assault on Environmentalism", 2nd ed., Green Books, Devon, UK, 2002.</ref>

Whelan says: "I've been called a paid liar for industry so many times I've lost count."<ref>"[http://www.prwatch.org/prwissues/1998Q4/index.html Flack Attack]", PR Watch, vol. 5, no. 4, 1998.</ref>

==Publications==

According to the ACSH website: "Whelan is the author or co-author of twenty-three books on nutrition, smoking, and environmental issues. She has authored or co-authored over 300 articles for popular and professional publications."<ref>"[http://www.acsh.org/about/staffID.1/staff_detail.asp Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H.]", American Council on Science and Health, February 2007, accessed 18 February 2009.</ref> Her books include:

* Elizabeth M. Whelan and Frederick J. Stare, Fad-Free Nutrition: An Authoritative Guide to Eating Right from the American Council on Science and Health, Hunter House Publishers, Alameda, CA, 1999.
* Elizabeth M. Whelan, Toxic Terror: The Truth Behind the Cancer Scares, Prometheus Books; 1993.
* Elizabeth M. Whelan, Frederick J. Stare and Stephen Barrett, Panic in the Pantry: Facts & Fallacies About the Food You Buy, Prometheus Books, 1992.
* Elizabeth M. Whelan, The one-hundred-percent natural, purely organic, cholesterol-free, megavitamin, low-carbohydrate nutrition hoax, Atheneum, 1983.

==Affiliations==
[[Committee for A Constructive Tomorrow]] - Board member<ref>Committee for A Constructive Tomorrow [http://www.cfact.org/what_is_cfact.htm What is CFACT] Accessed 18th February 2009</ref>

==Resources==
* Donohoe MT, [http://phsj.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/corporate-front-groups-abuse-of-science-with-background-and-refs.doc Corporate front groups and the abuse of science: the saga of the American Council on Science and Health] Z Magazine 2007 (October):42-6. Published version available at http://zmagsite.zmag.org/Oct2007/donohoe_print.html. Referenced version available at web address above. This article discusses the threats to science and society posed by anti-science groups, focusing on American Council on Science and Health, and provides background on Elizabeth Whelan and Gilbert Ross. An open access powerpoint is available at [http://phsj.org/?page_id=27 Confronting pseudoscience and threats from a corporate front group - the American Council on Science and Health].

==Notes==
<references/>

[[Category:GM|Whelan, Elizabeth]][[Category:Corporate Science (GM)|Whelan, Elizabeth]]
[[Category:Industry-Friendly Experts|Whelan, Elizabeth]]
[[Category:Think Tanker]]

Elizabeth Whelan

2009-06-02T10:10:04Z

Martin Donohoe:

'''Elizabeth Whelan''' is co-founder and president of the industry front group, the [[American Council on Science and Health]] (ACSH). She defends petrochemical companies, the nutritional value of fast foods, and the safety of saccharin, pesticides and growth hormones for dairy cows. She claims that the US government spends far too much on unproven health risks such as dioxin and pesticides because of the public’s “unfounded fears of man-made chemicals and their perception of these chemicals as carcinogens”.<ref>Sharon Beder, "Global Spin: The Corporate Assault on Environmentalism", 2nd ed., Green Books, Devon, UK, 2002.</ref>

Whelan says: "I've been called a paid liar for industry so many times I've lost count."<ref>"[http://www.prwatch.org/prwissues/1998Q4/index.html Flack Attack]", PR Watch, vol. 5, no. 4, 1998.</ref>

==Publications==

According to the ACSH website: "Whelan is the author or co-author of twenty-three books on nutrition, smoking, and environmental issues. She has authored or co-authored over 300 articles for popular and professional publications."<ref>"[http://www.acsh.org/about/staffID.1/staff_detail.asp Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H.]", American Council on Science and Health, February 2007, accessed 18 February 2009.</ref> Her books include:

* Elizabeth M. Whelan and Frederick J. Stare, Fad-Free Nutrition: An Authoritative Guide to Eating Right from the American Council on Science and Health, Hunter House Publishers, Alameda, CA, 1999.
* Elizabeth M. Whelan, Toxic Terror: The Truth Behind the Cancer Scares, Prometheus Books; 1993.
* Elizabeth M. Whelan, Frederick J. Stare and Stephen Barrett, Panic in the Pantry: Facts & Fallacies About the Food You Buy, Prometheus Books, 1992.
* Elizabeth M. Whelan, The one-hundred-percent natural, purely organic, cholesterol-free, megavitamin, low-carbohydrate nutrition hoax, Atheneum, 1983.

==Affiliations==
[[Committee for A Constructive Tomorrow]] - Board member<ref>Committee for A Constructive Tomorrow [http://www.cfact.org/what_is_cfact.htm What is CFACT] Accessed 18th February 2009</ref>

==Resources==
* Donohoe MT, [http://phsj.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/corporate-front-groups-abuse-of-science-with-background-and-refs.doc Corporate front groups and the abuse of science: the saga of the American Council on Science and Health] Z Magazine 2007 (October):42-6. Published version available at http://zmagsite.zmag.org/Oct2007/donohoe_print.html. Referenced version available at web address above. This article discusses the threats to science and society posed by anti-science groups, focusing on American Council on Science and Health, and provides background on Elizabeth Whelan and Gilbert Ross. An open access powerpoint entitled "Confronting pseudoscience and threats from a corporate front group - the American Council on Science and Health" is available at [http://phsj.org/?page_id=27].

==Notes==
<references/>

[[Category:GM|Whelan, Elizabeth]][[Category:Corporate Science (GM)|Whelan, Elizabeth]]
[[Category:Industry-Friendly Experts|Whelan, Elizabeth]]
[[Category:Think Tanker]]

Elizabeth Whelan

2009-06-02T10:05:43Z

Martin Donohoe:

'''Elizabeth Whelan''' is co-founder and president of the industry front group, the [[American Council on Science and Health]] (ACSH). She defends petrochemical companies, the nutritional value of fast foods, and the safety of saccharin, pesticides and growth hormones for dairy cows. She claims that the US government spends far too much on unproven health risks such as dioxin and pesticides because of the public’s “unfounded fears of man-made chemicals and their perception of these chemicals as carcinogens”.<ref>Sharon Beder, "Global Spin: The Corporate Assault on Environmentalism", 2nd ed., Green Books, Devon, UK, 2002.</ref>

Whelan says: "I've been called a paid liar for industry so many times I've lost count."<ref>"[http://www.prwatch.org/prwissues/1998Q4/index.html Flack Attack]", PR Watch, vol. 5, no. 4, 1998.</ref>

==Publications==

According to the ACSH website: "Whelan is the author or co-author of twenty-three books on nutrition, smoking, and environmental issues. She has authored or co-authored over 300 articles for popular and professional publications."<ref>"[http://www.acsh.org/about/staffID.1/staff_detail.asp Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H.]", American Council on Science and Health, February 2007, accessed 18 February 2009.</ref> Her books include:

* Elizabeth M. Whelan and Frederick J. Stare, Fad-Free Nutrition: An Authoritative Guide to Eating Right from the American Council on Science and Health, Hunter House Publishers, Alameda, CA, 1999.
* Elizabeth M. Whelan, Toxic Terror: The Truth Behind the Cancer Scares, Prometheus Books; 1993.
* Elizabeth M. Whelan, Frederick J. Stare and Stephen Barrett, Panic in the Pantry: Facts & Fallacies About the Food You Buy, Prometheus Books, 1992.
* Elizabeth M. Whelan, The one-hundred-percent natural, purely organic, cholesterol-free, megavitamin, low-carbohydrate nutrition hoax, Atheneum, 1983.

==Affiliations==
[[Committee for A Constructive Tomorrow]] - Board member<ref>Committee for A Constructive Tomorrow [http://www.cfact.org/what_is_cfact.htm What is CFACT] Accessed 18th February 2009</ref>

==Resources==
* Donohoe MT, [http://phsj.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/corporate-front-groups-abuse-of-science-with-background-and-refs.doc Corporate front groups and the abuse of science: the saga of the American Council on Science and Health] Z Magazine 2007 (October):42-6. Published version available at http://zmagsite.zmag.org/Oct2007/donohoe_print.html. Referenced version available at web address above. This article discusses the threats to science and society posed by anti-science groups, focusing on American Council on Science and Health, and provides background on Elizabeth Whelan and Gilbert Ross.

==Notes==
<references/>

[[Category:GM|Whelan, Elizabeth]][[Category:Corporate Science (GM)|Whelan, Elizabeth]]
[[Category:Industry-Friendly Experts|Whelan, Elizabeth]]
[[Category:Think Tanker]]

Elizabeth Whelan

2009-06-02T09:56:11Z

Martin Donohoe:

'''Elizabeth Whelan''' is co-founder and president of the industry front group, the [[American Council on Science and Health]] (ACSH). She defends petrochemical companies, the nutritional value of fast foods, and the safety of saccharin, pesticides and growth hormones for dairy cows. She claims that the US government spends far too much on unproven health risks such as dioxin and pesticides because of the public’s “unfounded fears of man-made chemicals and their perception of these chemicals as carcinogens”.<ref>Sharon Beder, "Global Spin: The Corporate Assault on Environmentalism", 2nd ed., Green Books, Devon, UK, 2002.</ref>

Whelan says: "I've been called a paid liar for industry so many times I've lost count."<ref>"[http://www.prwatch.org/prwissues/1998Q4/index.html Flack Attack]", PR Watch, vol. 5, no. 4, 1998.</ref>

==Publications==

According to the ACSH website: "Whelan is the author or co-author of twenty-three books on nutrition, smoking, and environmental issues. She has authored or co-authored over 300 articles for popular and professional publications."<ref>"[http://www.acsh.org/about/staffID.1/staff_detail.asp Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H.]", American Council on Science and Health, February 2007, accessed 18 February 2009.</ref> Her books include:

* Elizabeth M. Whelan and Frederick J. Stare, Fad-Free Nutrition: An Authoritative Guide to Eating Right from the American Council on Science and Health, Hunter House Publishers, Alameda, CA, 1999.
* Elizabeth M. Whelan, Toxic Terror: The Truth Behind the Cancer Scares, Prometheus Books; 1993.
* Elizabeth M. Whelan, Frederick J. Stare and Stephen Barrett, Panic in the Pantry: Facts & Fallacies About the Food You Buy, Prometheus Books, 1992.
* Elizabeth M. Whelan, The one-hundred-percent natural, purely organic, cholesterol-free, megavitamin, low-carbohydrate nutrition hoax, Atheneum, 1983.

==Affiliations==
[[Committee for A Constructive Tomorrow]] - Board member<ref>Committee for A Constructive Tomorrow [http://www.cfact.org/what_is_cfact.htm What is CFACT] Accessed 18th February 2009</ref>

==Resources==
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==Notes==
<references/>

[[Category:GM|Whelan, Elizabeth]][[Category:Corporate Science (GM)|Whelan, Elizabeth]]
[[Category:Industry-Friendly Experts|Whelan, Elizabeth]]
[[Category:Think Tanker]]