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GreenFacts, formerly the GreenFacts Foundation, is an international non-profit organization founded in 2001 in Brussels, Belgium. It is primarily funded by industrial companies such as Solvay, which has made the information it disseminates the subject of some criticism. Image File history File links GreenFacts_logo. ... Image File history File links GreenFacts_logo. ... A non-profit organization (often called non-profit org or simply non-profit or not-for-profit) can be seen as an organization that doesnt have a goal to make a profit. ... Emblem of the Brussels-Capital Region Flag of The City of Brussels Brussels (Dutch: Brussel, French: Bruxelles, German: Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium, the French community of Belgium, the Flemish community and of the European Union. ... Solvay may refer to the Solvay process Ernest Solvay, its inventor Solvay, [1] - a Belgian pharmaceuticals, chemicals and plastics company Solvay, New York This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ...

GreenFacts' primary function is to provide summaries of scientific consensus reports on environment and health issues (such as climate change and tobacco). GreenFacts' aim is to rewrite these highly technical, scientific publications into something more easily understood by lay readers. The summaries are subjected to a peer review ([1]) by experts in that field for faithfulness to the original document. The peer review process is overseen by an independent scientific board ([2]). These summaries are then published on the organization's Website, listed below. Variations in CO2, temperature and dust from the Vostok ice core over the last 400 000 years The term climate change is used to refer to changes in the Earths global climate or regional climates. ... Species N. glauca N. longiflora N. rustica N. sylvestris N. tabacum Ref: ITIS 30562 as of August 26, 2005 Tobacco (, L.) refers to a genus of broad-leafed plants of the nightshade family indigenous to North and South America or to the dried and cured leaves. ...

The organization's industry funding has led some to question the information it presents. GreenFacts was founded in December 2001 with seed money from chemical company Solvay and continues to receive the bulk of its funding from industry, including Solvay, Carrefour, Procter & Gamble, Suez and others ([3]). However, GreenFacts has stated that it plans to distance itself from industry funding in 2006, instead seeking subsidies from public authorities such as the European Commission and the Belgian government. Such subsidies are not generally made available to organizations that have existed for less than three years. In 2005, GreenFacts estimates its total income at €680,000 ([4]). Look up December in Wiktionary, the free dictionary December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Solvay may refer to the Solvay process Ernest Solvay, its inventor Solvay, [1] - a Belgian pharmaceuticals, chemicals and plastics company Solvay, New York This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ... This article is about Carrefour, the company. ... Procter & Gamble headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Suez is a port town (population ca. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive of the European Union. ... List of the Belgian Federal, Regional, and Community Governments (as of 13 June 2004) // Federal Government Flemish Government This is the counterpart of the Government of the French Community and the Government of the Walloon Region Government of the French Community Government of the German-speaking Community Government of the... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

GreenFacts states that one of its missions is to foster dialogue between environmentalists, industry and others by providing accessible and neutral information. However, its reports have been criticized as biased toward the concept of "sound science" — which is viewed by many in the scientific community as a nebulous, essentially political term often used to justify a predetermined (generally opposing) worldview. Sound science is a phrase often used by corporate business and industry public relations and by government agencies to describe the scientific research that is used to justify their political claims or positions, or to vilify research threathening their interests hence safeguarding their revenue. ...

GreenFacts has distanced itself from radical activists, instead stressing its commitment to "dialogue and co-operation, rather than activism and confrontation." (The Research Headlines, published by the European Commission ([5]) Activism, in a general sense, can be described as involvement in action to bring about change, be it social, political, environmental, or other change. ... The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive of the European Union. ...

Though GreenFacts was established as a non-advocacy organization, some critics — mainly SourceWatch — say it has inserted itself into policy debates seeking to influence certain policies, including helping develop governmental health action plans. [6] SourceWatchs logo features a magnifying glass through which its name, somewhat distorted, can be seen. ...

External links

• GreenFacts organization Website
• GreenFacts publications Website
• Sourcewatch (formerly Disinfopedia) criticism of GreenFacts
• Response by GreenFacts to this SourceWatch article