Subject:  Ford's generosity....(guru).
Date:     Thu, 01 Mar 2001 164407 -0600
From:     Roy Beavers 
To:       guru 
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Hi everybody:

I own quite a bit of Ford stock, so I feel that I am entitled to
comment in this fashion about the following business news report......

It is another example -- of many, many that are occurring in our 
society these days -- whereby industry $$$$$$$ seep into 
positions of influence and (indeed!!) control of American science, research and
technology.....  

Even our best academic and research institutions (Georgia Tech 
is certainly one) are not impervious to the blandishments (or 
the prospects) of HUGE $$$$$$$ endowments from industry ... such as you see below.

The list of such BIG $$$$$$$ donors would be virtually a list of America's five
hundred biggest corporations in all the major industries: General Electric,
AT&T, Microsoft, Exxon, Mobile Oil, Motorola, Monsanto Chemical, ad
infinitum....  All the "big guys" that we now see in control of our oligarchic
government as well ... through the influence of their $$$$$$$ in a political
system 
that has no "rules" to prevent it.....  We have talked about 
that many times on this list.

It will surprise no-one when I suggest that Ford's generosity in
this $10 million "gift" cannot be said to be purely "philanthropic." 

In making such "contributions," ALL OF THE MANY BIG $$$$$$$ 
CORPORATIONS (who do the same as Ford) are making "investments" 
as well as tax-deductible contributions.  They have expectations 
of future "returns" in one form or another, that will, of course,
enhance their "bottom line." If they did not -- they would not do
it ... and their stockholders would not stand for it!!!

But, the truly NEGATIVE IMPACT that "I" perceive in this surreptitious seduction
practice is the way it affects the academic institutions themselves!!!!  The
so-called "independent"
"objective" "scientific" seats of learning and research that receive this kind
of industry largesse ... to the point, in fact,
that they often become dependent (opiated) on it!!!  It can 
become very much like heroin or opium or tobacco.....

Not for long should their research be expected to remain independent or
objective in the face of such $$$$$$$$; upon 
which they may also become dependent to maintain their "life style" in research;
the support of their higher and higher paid staffs and bigger and bigger
research projects that they would 
not want to lose to another competing institution.......

Without really intending to -- they become a sort of "partner" 
with their benefactors.....  In the future, it will be that much 
harder for them EVEN TO CONDUCT research -- much less uncover 
undesirable results -- that their benefactor MIGHT object to!!!
Clean air research, for example......!!  Or research touching
upon the health effects of the cellular phone technology!!!!

And -- just think about the impact on their rival academic institutions!!!

Will an MIT or Yale, for example, be comfortable conducting research activity
that might undermine ITS CHANCES to obtain a Ford or General Motors (or
Motorola) $10 million bonanza that 
they see going to Georgia Tech???  Frequently such "gifts" are many times that. 
They are (too) much sought after in the 
academic world.....

I have little doubt that this insidious process has been very
much a factor undermining the quality of EMF research in
America ... as I have been closely observing it over the past 
five or six years......  I know of only one major electrical engineering school
in America that is not virtually OWNED lock, stock, and barrel -- by the
electrical industry......  

With the exception of Penn State University (I have posted their paper in the
"EMF ??" file on my website), every electrical engineering school in America is
SCARED TO DEATH to suggest that
there may be health problems OF ANY KIND with electrical (EMF)
electromagnetic exposure.  

Yet, their graduates -- and the lineman who climb the poles -- 
are becoming increasingly aware of higher rates of cancer and other health
problems in their work community.....  AND, they wonder why THEIR academic
institutions (THEIR schools) are remaining silent....??  As the statistical
evidence mounts of cancers and other problems for those who work with
electricity 
on a close and constant basis.....

While you read the story of Ford's generosity below -- think
upon these matters.....  

http://quicken.excite.com/investments/news_center/article/printer.dcg?story=/news/stories/pr/20010301/DETH001A.htm

Cheerio.......

Roy Beavers (EMFguru)

roy@emfguru.com          WEBSITE -- http://emfguru.com
FAX:  (USA) 417-588-1825

It is better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness.....

PEOPLE ARE MORE IMPORTANT
          THAN PROFIT$$$$$

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
..........Edmund Burke
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Ford Donates $10 Million For New Georgia Tech Research Facility
	

 




Updated: Thursday, March 1, 2001 09:35 AM ET


 


 



ATLANTA, March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F, news, msgs) is donating
$10 million to the Georgia Institute of Technology for construction of a new
environmental science and technology building.
 The new facility, to be called the Ford Motor Company Environmental
Science and Technology Building, will become one of the nation's largest
research centers for sustainable technology, it was announced today at
ceremonies here on the university campus. This technology will enable global
economic development without compromising the environment.





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 "It takes great research universities like Georgia Tech and great global
corporations like Ford Motor Company to jointly assume the responsibility of
pursuing a sustainable environment for future generations," said Frank Taylor,
vice president, Material Planning and Logistics, Ford Motor Company. "Ford is
proud to help take the lead in developing meaningful solutions to
environmental challenges that benefit our customers, shareholders, our
employees and society."
 At 287,000 square feet, the new Ford Motor Company Environmental Science
and Technology Building will be the largest component of a new four-building
complex currently under construction. One of the features of the Ford ES&T
building will be a Technology Development Center -- a "corporate incubator" to
facilitate transfer of technology from the academic laboratory to the
marketplace.
 "Georgia Tech already is a recognized leader in creating sustainable
technologies, solving environmental problems, and educating students to view
their professions through the prism of sustainability," said university
President G. Wayne Clough. "The Environmental Science and Technology Building
will take our efforts to a new level, and we are very pleased to have Ford
Motor Company as a partner in this effort."
 Approximately 80 faculty and their graduate research students, primarily
from the colleges of Engineering and Sciences, will develop technological
solutions that support a more sustainable environment. These include recycled
and recyclable products made with benign materials and processes, technologies
that reduce the effects of global climate change and methods for soil
remediation.
 Ford has had a presence in Atlanta for nearly a century. The company is
responsible for more than 3,400 jobs in the metro region and has donated more
than $2 million to Atlanta organizations in the past year, supporting,
education, environmental initiatives, health research and the arts. In the
past 40 years, Ford has been a major corporate contributor to Georgia Tech,
donating more than $4.6 million.
 As the world's second largest automaker, Ford has approximately 335,000
employees in 200 markets on six continents. Its automotive brands include
Aston Martin, Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lincoln, Mazda, Mercury and Volvo.
Its automotive-related services include Ford Credit, Quality Care and Hertz.
SOURCE Ford Motor Company












	




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