Select documents from the industry's campaign to fight the
acceptance of MCS in the 1990s
CMA Environmental Illness briefing
(1990)
PDF ONLY
The chemical industry's call to
arms to fight the acceptance of MCS.
American Petroleum Institute MCS Forum
(1990)
API MCS forum
invitation (1990)
PDF ONLY
The American Petroleum Institute
convened a forum to discuss what to do about MCS.
Forum Agenda
PDF ONLY
BCIA Handout
PDF ONLY
Grassroots Groups Report (1991)
PDF ONLY
A public relations firm reports
on MCS activists, with another call to arms.
MCS Symposium Trip Report (1992)
PDF ONLY
An anti-MCS symposium was held
in Washington DC in 1992. Even this tobacco company
representative found it one-sided.
Industry Fronts
ACSH Press
Release (1993)
PDF ONLY
Press release accusing
physicians helping people with MCS of money-grabbing.
Harrison Activities Report (1992)
PDF ONLY
This public relations firm
organized the front group TIEQ for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco. It funneled money to the anti-MCS
symposium listed above and to Dr. Gots, who was a very vocal opponent of MCS.
ESRI Kick-Off
Meeting (1995)
PDF ONLY
The Environmental Sensitivities
Research Institute was clearly created to fight MCS.
Tobacco Money for
ESRI (2001)
PDF ONLY
Philip Morris tobacco company
was a major contributor to ESRI.
BCIA Front Group
BCIA and
Dow Chemical at National Academy of
Science MCS Workshop (1991)
PDF ONLY
BCIA Board
Meeting, January 1991
PDF ONLY
BCIA was a front for the
chemical industry. It opposed limits on indoor air pollution and the acceptance of MCS. It
lobbied US Congress ("The Hill"), see item IV.
BCIA Board
Meeting, January 1992
PDF ONLY
When the Federal agency Housing
and Urban Development accepted MCS, the BCIA president went there in person to protest (item
3).
BCIA Letter to HUD
(1992)
PDF ONLY
Letter sent to Housing and Urban
Development asking them to reconsider their acceptance of MCS.
It worked, the agency then became hostile towards people with MCS.
The 1996 New Mexico Campaign
When the state of New Mexico in
1996 considered accommodating people with MCS, industry lobbyists showed up in force.
Albuquerque
Chamber Alert
PDF ONLY
Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance
Association
PDF ONLY
Chemical Specialties Manufacturers
Assoc
PDF ONLY
Environmental Sensitivities Reseach
Institute
PDF ONLY
Ciba-Geigy
PDF ONLY
Tobacco Industry
People with MCS were sickened by second-hand
tobacco smoke, which was a threat to Big Tobacco.
Burson-Marsteller Organizes Anti-MCS
Book
PDF ONLY
Tobacco public relations firm
faxed early outline of book which was later named "Phantom Risk" and had a full chapter on MCS
(originally called Clinical Ecology).
Tobacco Institute Consultant (1992)
PDF ONLY
A professor dismissive of MCS in
several articles receives money from Tobacco Institute.
Anti-MCS
Article Draft
PDF ONLY
Draft of anti-MCS article sent
to Philip Morris tobacco company for comment. It was published in 1992 in Environmental
Technology by professor Witorsch, who was a consultant for the Tobacco Institute (see
above).
Tobacco Lobbyists Fight EPA
Indoor Air Quality (1995)
PDF ONLY
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