Steve Bissell writes:
>I've been suspicious of Greenpeace for years, this sort of confirms it.

Greenpeace did a tremendous amount of work in publishing a document of data
and information on clhorinated hydrocarbons such TCDD, etc., emitted in pulp
mill effluents. They published this information in "No Margin of Safety"
authored by Paul Merrill, lawyer and co-author of "Bitter Fog". This
document published data taken by the USEPA and corporations regarding toxic
chlorinated hydrocarbons. This data was suppressed by industry and
government for years, but was finally leaked to Greenpeace. It caused a
revolution in the technology of pulping in the developed world. The cost to
industry in BC for instance to reduce AOX compounds in effluent is estimated
to be well over $1 billion. The benefits will be inestimable since there
were many area closures for the shellfish industry. 

Greenpeace is very actively involved in the preservation of the Clayouquot
Sound area which has been designated as a World Biosphere Reserve.
Greenpeace is also very active working to preserve the Great Bear Rainforest
which is the largest unlogged ancient temperate rainforest in the world. 

Greenpeace is working actively on Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals as well.
Greenpeace was instrumental in having the pulp and paper industry reduce and
eliminate the productio of chlorinated compounds (AOX) from the pulp
process. They hired a Chemist who was an expert on chlorinated compounds
from pulp mills. She had a PhD in Chemistry and spoke at many public meetings. 

Greenpeace is active also in the discussion of policies regarding GMOs.

This household donates money to Greenpeace. If they did not have funds, then
much of the rainforests of the world would be further threatened. 

Greenpeace has been very active in the US informing about the dangers of
phthalates in toys, and other products. They carried out their own testing
to confirm that some toys contained phthalates for instance. 

john foster 


"When an idea is new, it is seen as crazy. This is followed by a period in
which it is viewed as dangerous. After this, there is a period of
uncertainty. In the end, you can't find anyone who disagreed with it in the
first place".  

Stephen J. Gould



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