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Article

13 Nov 2003

Author:
Vanessa Houlder, Financial Times

Campaigning to win war of words: The spotlight is increasingly turning on the tactics and the politics of the environmental movement

The battle over so-called "ghost ships" [US ships containing hazardous waste, brought to the UK for dismantling] has turned the spotlight on the politics and tactics of the environmental movement...The lobbyists, led by Friends of the Earth, have come under attack for scaremongering and exaggerating the scale of the problem. [refers to Monsanto & Shell]