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The Oregon Institute, from what Chris says below, is an entrpreneural
organization of researchers.  It is not the same as the Marshall
organization, which is funded to advance certain ideologies.

I have had experience with an M.D. on the staff of the Orgeon Institute and
he is has no ideological axe to grind.  He's working in a new area of
medicine and he was kind enough to evaluate diagnostic tests I had done
under the direction of my physician.

I would venture a guess that the two researchers associated with the Oregon
Intstitue that signed on to the CO2 paper were funded by ideological
backers, most likely from the fossil fuel industry.

Claire Gilbert

At 09:00 AM 3/21/98 -0800, Chris wrote:
>I did a web search on the Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine, and
>found their web-site: http://www.oism.org/, which has links to "Carbon
>Dioxide and Animal Health", and "The Petition Project".
>It would be fair to characterize OISM as a "think-tank" with no
>affiliation with any school or publically funded institution (i.e. they
>can publish whatever they think on their dime).
>
>Here is the overview they provide on their website:
>The Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine is a small research
>institute in southern      Oregon. It was founded in 1980 to conduct
>basic and applied research in subjects          immediately applicable
>to improvements in human life - especially in biochemistry,
>diagnostic medicine, nutrition, preventive medicine, and the molecular
>biology of aging.
>The Institute is entirely supported by donations and the independent
>earnings of its faculty
>and volunteers. It does not solicit or accept government funds.  The
>Institute has six senior faculty members, about fifteen volunteers who
>work actively on its projects, and a larger number of volunteers who
>help occasionally. It owns a 10,000 square foot building located in a
>rural setting about 7 miles from the town of Cave Junction in southern
>Oregon. 5,000 square feet of this building is now used for research,
>including the Institute's laboratories, library, and other facilities.
>This facility and a modest complement of research equipment are the
>Institute's principal physical assets. The Institute has no debts and a
>policy of incurring none. At present, work is proceeding on several
>specific projects including the effects of atmospheric carbon dioxide
>levels on health and longevity of mice; the role of protein amides as
>molecular timers of protein turnover, development, and aging, the use of
>urine and blood profiling for predictive and preventive medicine; the
>development of comprehensive materials for use in home school education;
>and the production of educational materials for civil defense. Recent
>publications include a home school curriculum and research on nutrition
>and cancer. The research and development work of the Institute is
>carried out to the full extent permitted by donations that it receives.
>The Institute is classified by the IRS as a 501(c)3 public foundation.
>so all donations are tax deductible.
>
>-Christine Cline
>Salt Lake City, Ut
>