Environmental backlash

This film is about this quest for truth and about the many doctors who lost their licenses for having concerned themselves with environmental medicine and chemical illness — and who continue to do so. The film discusses the backlashes and lawsuits, the MCS patients, the reasons why MCS is still not recognized despite the existence of very thorough reports and evidence, the provocation test, and so on. www.satori-5.co.uk/word articles/mcs/tomato ef fect.html www.mcs-international.org/ w alternative health/the tomato eff ect trailer.html... 

Next, a crisis in plastic bottles occurred in early 2008 in the U.S., Canada and elsewhere. Consumers are concerned about the use of BPA or bisphenol-a, which is commonly used in the manufacture of the hard, clear polycarbonate plastic bottles used for juices, drinks and other liquids. Many manufacturers promptly announced they would no longer use BPA. Environmental concerns, health concerns and consumer backlash regarding packaging will grow in coming years. 

If regulatory concerns are subordinated to commercial concerns by industry, then a restrictive legislative/public backlash will probably occur, particularly if there are perceived health or environmental risks. Conversely, if there are restrictive regulatory burdens, then the agricultural biotechnology industry will not grow and may move to less restrictive countries. In this situation both the U.S. economy and the public will suffer. Obviously, there must be a balancing of interests and needs. 

Lahsen, M. (2008). Experiences of modernity in the greenhouse A cultural analysis of a physicist Trio supporting the backlash against global warming. Global Environmental Change, 18( ), 204-219. 

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