2011 International Scientific Conference on EMF and Health: Conflict of Interests

17 views
Skip to first unread message

news....@googlemail.com

unread,
Nov 11, 2011, 8:26:34 AM11/11/11
to
----- Original Message -----
From: Clara von Deschwanden 
Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 1:30 PM
Subject: Brussels 2011 EMF Conference - CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

Margaret Mead:

»Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.«

 

2011 International Scientific Conference on EMF and Health, Brussels, November 16 & 17

 

Enclosed please find a list of the participants and their affiliations, conflicts of interests as well as statements made in the past.

 

European Parliament resolution of 4 September 2008 on the mid-term review of the European Environment and Health Action Plan 2004-2010 (2007/2252(INI)):

22.  Notes that the limits on exposure to electromagnetic fields which have been set for the general public are obsolete, since they have not been adjusted in the wake of Council Recommendation 1999/519/EC of 12 July 1999 on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields (0Hz to 30 GHz)(9) , obviously take no account of developments in information and communication technologies, of the recommendations issued by the European Environment Agency …

 

Council of Europe, Resolution 1815 27/05/2011

21. The representative of the European Environment Agency in Copenhagen, an official advisory body to the European Union, stressed the importance of the precautionary principle written into the European treaties and accordingly pointed to the need for effective preventive measures to protect human health and avoid painful health issues or scandals of the kind already experienced over asbestos, tobacco smoking, lead and PCBs (polychlorobiphenyls), to name but a few. He presented a convincing analysis of the scientific assessment methods currently used and the different levels of evidence to conclude, on the basis of the "Bioinitiative" (*) scientific report and other more recent studies by the Ramazzini Institute (*) in Bologna, that the indices or levels of proof were sufficient at this stage to prompt action by governments and international bodies …

 

 

(*) None of these distinguished scientists have been invited to participate

in the

 

2011 International Scientific Conference on EMF and Health

 

Citing Arthur Schopenhauer »All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident«, I’m sending you my best regards,


Clara v. Deschwanden

 

P.S.

A copy of this e-mail will be sent to IEMFA supporting life scientists as well as to numerous committed physicians.

 


Informant: Iris Atzmon

Brussels 2011 EMF Conference - CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.doc
Reply all
Reply to author
Forward
0 new messages