'Expert' Scientific Opinions Paid For By The Government: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

"For an expert opinion, KPIX 5 visited Kai Vetter, a nuclear physics professor at UC Berkeley. [...] there are fears about contaminated seafood [...] not everyone is convinced by Vetter’s assurance that, for now, Fukushima presents no health threats on the West Coast. There is widespread distrust of scientists that some see as too closely related to the nuclear power industry. Vetter admits he receives much of his funding from the Department of Energy, but he insists he has no reason to misrepresent his findings."