Re: Climate Change 2: Thank God for Global Warming
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Originally posted by The Sicatoka
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By as early as 1958, both the public health community and the tobacco industry itself expressed views that it was obvious that the TIRC was little more than a PR activity.
According to the American Cancer Society in 1958, the whole point of the TIRC was:
A similar view is presented by the tobacco industry and it's associates as documented in private documents that can be found in the tobacco documents library:
In a 1998 law suit "United States Vs Philip Morris" Judge Gladys Kessler stated that the TIRC was:
According to the American Cancer Society in 1958, the whole point of the TIRC was:
"to deny repeatedly" and "mislead" and "to convince the trusting tobacco-consuming public of the industry’s eleemosynary, lasting interest in people’s health"
"the constantly reiterated ‘not proven’ statements in the face of mounting contrary evidence has thoroughly discredited the TIRC, and the SAB [Scientific Advisory Board] of TIRC is supporting almost without exception project that are not related directly to smoking and lung cancer" (Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company, 1958)
"Most of the TIRC research has been diffuse and of a broad, basic nature not designed to specifically test the anti-cigarette theory." (Covington & Burling, 1963)
"a sophisticated public relations vehicle based on the premise of conducting independent scientific research - to deny the harms of smoking and reassure the public."
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