Maggie's note reminds us of the importance of independent sources of information. The big agro-chemical companies are in the process of taking over departments in the universities, for example Novartis in Berkeley and Monsanto in Davis. We're heaping an enormous toxic overload on ourselves and the environment, while the public mood, at least in the upper reaches of political sphere is for more and more deregulation. Instead, we get O.J. then Monica, and now Littleton -- while forgetting that schools presently being bombed in Serbia. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > and all those pesticides and herbicides are now being linked to breast > cancer -- breast cancer lumps have several hundred times the concentrations > of pesticides as other tissue in the body. but, the american cancer society > has never funded research into this issue -- all the research has been done > by underfunded academics working independently. $64,000 question: why has > the american cancer society ignored this independent research? Oh, well, um, > maybe it has something to do with the fact that the bulk of funding for > breast cancer research comes from several European chemical companies who > produce -- aha, pesticides.. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
