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| − | [[Roger Bate]] co-founded the European Science and Environment Forum (ESEF) with Dr [[John Emsley]] and Professor [[Frits | + | [[Roger Bate]] co-founded the European Science and Environment Forum (ESEF) with Dr [[John Emsley]] and Professor [[Frits ]]. A year earlier Bate had founded the Environment Unit of the [[Institute of Economic Affairs]] (IEA). |
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| − | However, documents released by tobacco giant [[Sourcewatch:Philip Morris|Philip Morris]] show that ESEF was established with money from the tobacco industry - solicited by Bate. As Big Tobacco's European front organization, ESEF's task was to smuggle tobacco advocacy into a larger bundle of 'sound science' issues, including 'restrictions on the use of biotechnology.' | + | However, documents released by tobacco giant [[Sourcewatch:Philip Morris|Philip Morris]] show that ESEF was established with money from the tobacco industry - solicited by Bate. As Big Tobacco's European front organization, [http://www.sourcewatch.org/wiki.phtml?title=European_Science_and_Environment_Forum ESEF's task] was to smuggle tobacco advocacy into a larger bundle of 'sound science' issues, including 'restrictions on the use of biotechnology.' |
| − | Shortly after the Philip Morris revelations the original ESEF website was taken down. It has subsequently been relaunched with a different domain name and now says, 'To maintain its independence and impartiality, the ESEF accepts funding from a wide variety of sources, except government donations.' The 'wide variety of sources' are not disclosed. | + | Shortly after the Philip Morris revelations the original ESEF website was taken down. It has subsequently been relaunched with a [http://www.scienceforum.net/ different domain name] and now [http://www.scienceforum.net/esef.htm says], 'To maintain its independence and impartiality, the ESEF accepts funding from a wide variety of sources, except government donations.' The 'wide variety of sources' are not disclosed. |
| − | Bill Durodie of the Living Marxism network is among the authors most published by ESEF (Poisonous Dummies, Poisonous Propaganda, The Demoralisation of Science). | + | [[Bill Durodie]] of the [[Living Marxism]] network is among the authors most published by ESEF (Poisonous Dummies, Poisonous Propaganda, The Demoralisation of Science). |
| − | Bate's IEA Environment Unit co-director, Julian Morris, ostensibly had no direct connection with ESEF, but an ESEF domain inquiry prior to the disappearance of the original website revealed the following: | + | Bate's IEA Environment Unit co-director, [[Julian Morris]], ostensibly had no direct connection with ESEF, but an ESEF domain inquiry prior to the disappearance of the original website revealed the following: |
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Domain Name: ESEF.ORG | Domain Name: ESEF.ORG | ||
| − | Administrative Contact: Morris, Julian (JM4309) 101603.3004@COMPUSERVE.COM | + | '''Administrative Contact: Morris, Julian''' (JM4309) 101603.3004@COMPUSERVE.COM |
European Science and Environment Forum | European Science and Environment Forum | ||
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| − | ASH also noted that tobacco research was not the only area where these players had been involved in jointly promoting dubious science for corporate purposes: | + | [http://www.ash.org.uk/html/press/980420b.html ASH also noted] that tobacco research was not the only area where these players had been involved in jointly promoting dubious science for corporate purposes: |
'Both Bate, the ESEF and the IEA have had a dry run for their work on tobacco. Roger Bate came to fame as the author of an IEA book dismissing the widespread scientific consensus on global warming "Global warming or hot air?". The ESEF also published a book of so-called sceptical science - this was the work of a small group of scientists. The word 'sceptical' dignifies something that was much more cynical. The aim was to create controversy and deflect public policy measures to combat climate change - something very similar appears to be happening with tobacco.' | 'Both Bate, the ESEF and the IEA have had a dry run for their work on tobacco. Roger Bate came to fame as the author of an IEA book dismissing the widespread scientific consensus on global warming "Global warming or hot air?". The ESEF also published a book of so-called sceptical science - this was the work of a small group of scientists. The word 'sceptical' dignifies something that was much more cynical. The aim was to create controversy and deflect public policy measures to combat climate change - something very similar appears to be happening with tobacco.' | ||