Re: Debunking Avery//E. coli/
Hook Family (guldann@ix.netcom.com)
Mon, 29 Nov 1999 13:38:06 -0800
> Dear Misha (I snipped most of the original post below) Interesting as
usual. As I read I was struck by something in the last paragraphs
:basically Avery has a pension and is paid $35,000 by the Hudson Institute.
I suspect that if one were able to dig deeper (Misha?) and follow a paper
trail, one might find that Avery gets some big bucks from the companies that
benefit most from his "PR". I guess I find it hard to believe that lying on
that scale comes as cheap as $35,000. Thanks for keeping us informed,
Misha, Beth
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> peace
> misha
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> Avery says he can pretty much say what he likes, because he works
> for himself as an economic forecaster to farming organizations and
> doesn't have to worry about anybody firing him. Referring to his past
> employment with the US State Department and USDA, he adds: "I have
> full federal retirement, and I already own the prettiest small farm
> in America." He considers the $35,000 a year he gets from the Hudson
> Institute to be very little, and says he only needs money "to carry
> on the mission."
>
> Avery acknowledges that Hudson is corporate-funded. Looking over
> the roster of companies that have supported its work--agrichemical
> heavyweights like Monsanto, Du Pont, DowElanco, Sandoz and Ciba-Geigy
> and agribusiness giants ConAgra, Cargill, Procter & Gamble, among
> many others--Avery likely has no reason to fear the axe. His mission
> is their mission.
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