Now scientists are fighting back.
Union of Concerned Scientists:
SAN FRANCISCO—A statement by Nobel laureates and other leading scientists calling for the restoration of scientific integrity to federal policy making has now been signed by 10,600 scientists from all 50 states, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) announced today at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union. The announcement came as the scientists group released an "A to Z" guide that documents dozens of recent allegations involving censorship and political interference in federal science.
"From airborne bacteria to Ground Zero, science continues to be misrepresented for political gain," said Dr. Francesca Grifo, senior scientist and director of UCS's Scientific Integrity Program. "The new Congress should enact meaningful reforms so decisions within federal scientific agencies and advisory committees are based on objective and unbiased science."
With a more reality-friendly congress, scientists see an opening to correct the government's distortion of truth and censorship of inconvenient findings.
"[The Republican] party is committed to catering to two key constituencies, big business and the religious right, who are often coming into conflict with the mainstream scientific view on issues like evolution for the religious right or global climate change for the fossil fuel industry," Chris Mooney, author of The Republican War on Science
, said in a radio interview earlier this year. "So you have a systematic attempt by Republican political leaders to appease these interests on the scientific issues that matter to them."Tags: news | politics | Bush | republican | science
1 comments:
It's nice to see I'm not the only layman concerned about this, Wisco.
You should check out my most recent post for a textbook example of the everyday implications of the neocon approach to science and its influence on our foreign and domestic policies.
As the UN finishes ratifying a treaty on the rights of the handicapped, the Bush regime is appealing a court decision to make U.S. paper currency more accessible to the blind because - get this - science has already solved the problem!
So fear not if you go blind in this country because all those free electronic money readers and the wonderful credit card companies with their newfangled computer networks are there to service you! Yes, you!
Just don't go looking to the Federal Government to waste any money on accomodating American citizens when there are big military contractors and oil companies that need the money more that you do!
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