From meuser@mapcruzin.com Mon Jul 30 22:50:17 2001 Received: from mxu2.u.washington.edu (mxu2.u.washington.edu [140.142.32.9]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.11.2+UW01.01/8.11.2+UW01.04) with ESMTP id f6V5oG006980 for ; Mon, 30 Jul 2001 22:50:16 -0700 Received: from robin.mail.pas.earthlink.net (robin.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.65]) by mxu2.u.washington.edu (8.11.2+UW01.01/8.11.2+UW01.04) with ESMTP id f6V5oFK13728 for ; Mon, 30 Jul 2001 22:50:16 -0700 Received: from ekim (dialup-209.247.140.12.Dial1.SanJose1.Level3.net [209.247.140.12]) by robin.mail.pas.earthlink.net (EL-8_9_3_3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id WAA11291 for ; Mon, 30 Jul 2001 22:50:13 -0700 (PDT) From: "Michael Meuser" To: waphgis@u.washington.edu Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 22:51:14 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: RE: GOP AND INDUSTRY WANT TO HIDE DIOXIN REPORT Message-ID: <3B65E4E2.7776.2234C64@localhost> In-reply-to: References: <3B659AF5.4355.10278DE@localhost> X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.12c) Not to worry. I know of plenty. I thought this might be of interest to health professionals since burying the report would certainly preclude any access to data that might be mapped in the future. Forgive the "leap." bye mm On 30 Jul 2001, at 20:37, Richard Hoskins wrote: > Thanks Mike for your note, but I we need to stick the point for > WAPHGIS - this piece seems more appropriate for a politically oriented > environmental listserve. > > If members are interested in these issues that Mike brings up perhaps > he can recommend a listserve where these issues are discussed > routinely and information sources are readily available. > > Dick Hoskins > Spatial Epidemiology > Office of the Assistant Secretary > Epidemiology, Health Statistics and Public Health Laboratories > WA State Dept of Health > Olympia, WA > (360) 236-4270 > richard.hoskins@doh.wa.gov > GMT -7 > > "The Department of Health works to protect and improve the health of > people > in Washington State." > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: WAPHGIS-owner@u.washington.edu > [mailto:WAPHGIS-owner@u.washington.edu]On Behalf Of Michael Meuser > Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 5:36 PM To: waphgis@u.washington.edu > Subject: GOP AND INDUSTRY WANT TO HIDE DIOXIN REPORT > > > > > > ---------- > > From: Michael Meuser[SMTP:MEUSER@MAPCRUZIN.COM] > > Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 5:35:49 PM > > To: waphgis@u.washington.edu > > Subject: GOP AND INDUSTRY WANT TO HIDE DIOXIN REPORT > > Auto forwarded by a Rule > > > For the online version with complete links go to: > > http://www.mapcruzin.com/news/bush073001b.htm > > GOP & Big Beef Fight Truth > > US - An EPA report on the dangers of dioxin may never see the > light of day if the US chemical, beef and poultry industries get their > way. The study, the result of more than a decade of research, > reportedly concludes that consuming animal fat and dairy products > containing traces of dioxin can cause cancer in humans. > > EPA scientists are urging EPA Administrator Christine Todd > Whitman to issue the full report this summer. The EPA's issuance > of a final report could result in costly federal and state regulations > at a time the global beef industry is suffering from the outbreak of > foot-and-mouth disease in Europe. > > Lining up to help bury the report, are the American Chemistry > Council, the Chlorine Chemistry Council, the Chemical > Manufacturers Association, the American Meat Institute, the > National Cattlemen's Beef Association and a host of Republican > politicians. The chemical, livestock and meatpacking industries > contributed $1,171,000 to George W. Bush's 2000 campaign. > > ------ > > A few things to note: > > 1) NIEHS just recently announced that they are funding the > American Chemistry Council to do research on endocrine > disruptors. Click here for details. > 2) The American Chemistry Countil (formerly the Chemical > Manufacturers Association) is also a partner with EPA and > Environmental Defense in a program of voluntary testing of HPV > (High Production Volume) chemicals. Click here for details. > 3) GAO report identifies Chemical Manufacturers Association (now > the American Chemistry Council) in their recent report, "Toxic > Chemical Review Process Faulted: Scientists on EPA Advisory > Panels Often Have Conflicts of Interest." Click here for details. > > Links to EPA Dioxin Reports and Information: > > Mike > > +++++++++++++++++++++ > Michael R. Meuser, > meuser@mapcruzin.com > > http://www.mapcruzin.com/ > Environmental & Social Cartography, WebMaps > Environmental Justice, Right-to-Know Advocacy > > Surviving Climate Change > http://mapcruzin.com/globalchange21/ > > > .