Scientists Dont Trust Greenpeace, Why Should You?

So, today Greenpeace is firing up its well oiled PR machine and releasing yet another set of seafood sustainability retailer rankings, this time in Canada. Surely it will tell a recycled tale of woe and then– thank goodness– Greenpeace will be there to save the day, all the while honing its public relations extortion tactics.

But let’s not miss another little nugget out today as well. The Society of Toxicology, the Center for Health and Risk Communication and the Statistical Assessment Service are reporting the results of a new Harris poll of toxicologists.

The poll asked the scientistswhom the public should trust when it comes to information about possible health risks from exposures to chemicals? 96 percent of toxicologists believe that Greenpeace overstates chemical health risks. 96 percent.

More proof that public health messages from environmental health activists usually aren’t worth the paper they are printed on.