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  Tuesday   November 20   2001       12: 46 PM

The assault on science and the American public by the corporate propaganda machine
by Cheryl Seal

There, in a "science site" for educators and students, was a collection of the most blatant corporate propaganda I have ever seen - and as an environmental journalist and science abstractor, I have seen plenty! Here are some sample statements: "Most scientists do no believe human activities threaten to disrupt the Earth's climate," "A modest amount of global warming, if it should occur, would be beneficial". There is a whole lurid section devoted to outlining the collapse of the world economy if Kyoto were ratified, while other headlines of scathing stories proclaim: "U.S. sends EU's "emergency mission" on Kyoto packing, still whining," and "ABC and Al Gore: A Global Warming Love Story?"
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