Friday, July 13, 2012

Pfizer Refuses To Pull Funding From Anti-Science Front Group, Says $45,000 Grant To Heartland Is ‘Best For Shareholders’

Pfizer Refuses To Pull Funding From Anti-Science Front Group, Says $45,000 Grant To Heartland Is ‘Best For Shareholders’: After Pfizer Contribution, Heartland Continues Attacks On Climate Science And Tobacco Risks By Brad Johnson, campaign manager of Forecast the Facts Despite rising pressure from scientists and doctors, top Pfizer executives defended their affiliation with the Heartland Institute, brushing aside concerns that the group mocks the risks of tobacco smoking and vilifies climate scientists. In [...]/p