From Tim Moore to Rick Cooper in response to Rick’s questions about web articles submitted to him by Steve Koretoff

4/4/08

I noticed that one of the web site was the Chrysotile Institute, which seems to be a “asbestos industry” forum, so an asbestos pro-health bias is not too surprising.  The other “report’ on the web references Malcolm Ross, who I met and spent some time with him in CCMA. He is a prototype Ed llgren, a geologist (retired) from the USGS who like another ex-Stanford Geology Professor (Bob Coleman) have formed strong opinions that chrysotile is benign. 

There opinions are not “embraced” by mainstream industrial hygienists, risk assessors, etc., there opinions seems to be mainly based on industry sponsored research.

What type of degree do you have Tim that allows you to make these assessments of these scientists.  This is similar to what happens to anyone who does not "embrace" global warming as a reality.