APCO Associates es la agencia que creó la The Advancement of Sound Science Coalition por cuenta de la tabacalera Philip Morris, y que poco después ExxonMobil empleó para el negacionismo climático. Fue la ideadora del término ‘junk science’ (ciencia basura), por contraposición a ‘sound science’ (ciencia robusta), entendiendo por la primera toda la investigación universitaria independiente que advertía de peligros relacionados con el tabaco, algunos aditivos alimentarios, la influencia de los CFC en la capa de ozono y otros peligros industriales.
Clientes
Imperial Oil
Philip Morris
The Advancement for Sound Science Coalition/Center
Entradas relacionadas
El movimiento negacionista en cambio climático: 1. Tabaco y clima, destrucción masiva
Referencias
- Defending Hot Air: TASSC Takes On Global Warming – PR Watch – 01/06/1997 – http://www.prwatch.org/prwissues/1997Q3/tassc.html
“The Advancement of Sound Science Coalition is an industry-funded PR front group run by the APCO public relations firm which works to hang the label of «junk science» on environmentalists. TASSC is using a thousand-dollar «Global Warming Sweepstakes» to generate letters to President Clinton on the issue of global warming.” - APCO Associates – Proposed Plan for the Public Launch of TASSC (Through 1993) – 30/09/1993 – http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/hwi82c00/pdf + Handwritten Comments by Philip Morris
“»Isn’t it true that Philip Morris created TASSC to act as a front group for it? A: No, not at all. As a large corporation, PM belongs to many national, regional, and state business, public policy, and legislative organisations. PM has contributed to TASSC, as we have with various groups and corporations across the country … We are not in a position to suggest that TASSC examine any issue; it’s an independent organization and will no doubt proceed as best they determine” - Union of Concerned Scientists (2007) – Smoke, Mirrors & Hot Air. How ExxonMobil Uses Big Tobacco’s Tactics to Manufacture Uncertainty on Climate Science – http://www.ucsusa.org/assets/documents/global_warming/exxon_report.pdf
«Milloy’s organization had been secretly formed in 1993 by tobacco giant Philip Morris with the goal of creating uncertainty about the health hazards posed by secondhand smoke.»
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