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Who would do all this research if EWG weren't around?
Special to Enviroblog by Bonnie Raitt & Erin Brockovich
You know I like giving people something to talk about.
Erin's the same way. Some might call us rabble-rousers, but we're just speaking up about the things that matter -- like making our planet greener and the products we use safer.
That's why we work with EWG.
The folks at EWG also aren't afraid to shake things up if that's what it takes to give people the information they need to make this world a better place.
We count on EWG to educate us about risks and help us make better choices. But they can't do it without our help. Right now, if they don't make their 2009 fundraising goals, their research could be in jeopardy next year. If you help them reach their goal, a generous donor has agreed to match your gift, and... you'll get a free "Dirty Dozen" magnet, reminding you about produce and pesticides.
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Remember back in 2002, when the government came up with that insane idea of transporting 77,000 tons of radioactive waste to Nevada and burying it under Yucca Mountain? I called it a "mobile Chernobyl." So EWG created an incredible online tool to help you figure out how close the traveling nuclear waste would get to your neighborhood.
And that water quality in California...
EWG has also been helping Erin out with her battle to limit the amount of Chromium-6 in California's tap water. EWG helped uncover how Pacific Gas and Electric secretly paid a consulting firm to downplay the dangers of Chromium-6, which stopped the regulation process and put 33 million Californians at risk. Now it's back on track.
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Erin Brockovich
During this rough economic times, your group has released wrong information regarding tap water. People rely on this to drink! What are you thinking?
The amount of money and time the water agencies have had to spend disputing your report is crazy. I don't understand how your organization hasn't been sued or shut down.
What would we do without your reports you ask?
Our city, hit hard by foreclosures, budget cuts, and unemployment, could spend more time and resources on those issues instead of trying to convince the public they can safely drink the water from their tap (versus the ground water).
I don't have issue with your core mission. However, your "scientists" are clearly not capable of crunching this sort of data since they can't even distinguish between tap and ground water. Also, they seem unable to create models that fully understand and appreciate the differences between water sources.
The damage has already been done. The water agencies should not have been your target. What a cheap ploy for publicity and you're making the wrong people pay. There clearly should have been more thought when releasing this kind of report. You owe a huge apology and EWG should definitely rethink its strategy this topic.
I'm sure this will not make your blog but I hope you pass it around your group. I don't know how you feel good at night knowing you've caused an unnecessary scare and bad publicity for companies that did nothing to deserve your ire.