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CHEMICAL INDUSTRY PR TO COUNTER HEALTH ACTIVISTS

http://www.rachel.org/bulletin/index.cfm?St=1

 

Monique Harden and Nathalie Walker, two public interest lawyers,

report that they attended " the recent conference of the American

Chemistry Council (ACC), called 'Communicating in a Volatile

World.' ACC is the trade association for the 180 largest

manufacturers of chemicals in the U.S.

 

Until recently, ACC was

known as the Chemical Manufacturers Association. The ACC conference

was a real eye-opener. It revealed the ACC's genuine fears about

the accomplishments of environmental health activists.

 

In particular, ACC communications staff and presenters at the

conference conceded that the work of coalitions like the

Collaborative on Health and the Environment and Health Care Without

Harm has effectively raised public awareness about the health

dangers of toxic chemicals in the environment and in consumer

products.

 

They also concluded that the success of these coalitions

is due to their diversity of members and supporters who include

community groups, environmental justice organizations, health

professionals, and researchers who focus on body burden and

low-dose chemical exposures, shareholder/investment institutions,

and consumers.

 

Here are the salient details of the various presentations at the conference... "

SOURCE: Rachel's Environment & Health News, October 30, 2003

More web links related to this story are available at:

http://www.prwatch.org/spin/October_2003.html#1067490001

To discuss this story in the PR Watch Forum, visit:

http://www.prwatch.org/forum/discuss.php?id=1067490001

 

 

 

 

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