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Scientists Decry Political Interference
RamblingMan writes "According to the BBC, the American Union of Concerned Scientists has put out a statement about the misrepresentation of date and a list of such interference by the U.S. government in scientific research. Besides the usual slew of Nobel Laureate signatories, they provide a number of examples besides the well-known example of the EPA's Global Warming Report." From the BBC article: "'It's very difficult to make good public policy without good science, and it's even harder to make good public policy with bad science,' said Dr Peter Gleick, president of the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment and Security. 'In the last several years, we've seen an increase in both the misuse of science and I would say an increase of bad science in a number of very important issues; for example, in global climate change, international peace and security, and water resources.'"
What's nice is that the Union of Concerned Scientists is so credible, because they've never taken sides in any political debate.
Always been objective, that's what I like about them scientists.
Somehow, however, UCS received an "Ideological Spectrum Rating" of "1" (Radical Left) from the Capital Research Center. Just unlucky, I guess.
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How come kooks like you never seem to log in?
I see that my comments in this thread, which were formerly modded +3 insightful, are suddenly getting modded into oblivion as "Troll".
What better way to suppress views with which you're uncomfortable... why bother engaging the person's ideas when you can just silence him, eh?
No "politicization" there... No siree! [Kaff hack kaff]....
In times of universal deceit, telling the truth gets you modded -1 Troll
Here're some of the corporations that own... I mean, that "contribute" to the Union of Concerned Scientists:
"Beldon Fund, the Compton Foundation, the Educational Foundation of America, the J.M. Kaplan Fund, the Scherman Foundation, the Blue Moon Fund, the Ford Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Energy Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Joyce Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the Turner Foundation, and Pew Charitable Trusts."
For more information on the "unbiased" nature of what these guys do, see its page on Discover The Network.
Conservatism: (n.) love of the existing evils. Liberalism: (n.) desire to substitute new evils for the existing ones.
I am American and all I can say, "I am damn embarrassed with government". The head moron probably probably didn't get better than a D in any of his science classes. God knows what the other assholes between him and government scientist got! I can't hold my head up in another country! With Iran and NK going nuclear, Osama taking a siesta in the Himalayas while doing video blogs, and Iraq giving new defintion to hate thy neighbor, why does this Administration insist on disputing people with Ph.D's. Do they understand that they are usually not right about a lot of things? It is best to shut up and listen to the experts! Blair is stepping down soon in UK, can we borrow him for the next 2 years?
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There's a major difference between cutting funding and altering the results to suit your political agenda. One while sad is the reality of research, the other is the work of an administration gone really bad.
I guess your "ultra liberal bunch of left wing" diatribe lets everyone know where you stand on the issue. However the last one to use that kind of thing on such a grand scale was Stalin...
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Who says Bush and co. are interested in "good" public policy? Where's the profit in that?
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