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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.'"
"How many thousands of "scientists" for untold centuries were more than happy to tell their rulers that, yes of course the earth is the center of the universe and everything revolves around it?"
I don't think any scientist ever actually said that, I believe it was church dogma.
Something science found to be incorrect, BTW.
All lorenze proved was that there were to many variables to predict weather.
You want to know what happened to the hurricanes? an increase in wind sheer caused by global climate change.
Thats the great thing about science, any one can look at the data.
Sadly, people who set up science review board will pick fringe scientists to push there agenda.
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FTA: Campaigners say that in recent years the White House has been able to censor the work of agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration because a Republican congress has been loath to stand up for scientific integrity.
Funny how they never complained when the White House was doing far worse stuff than this under Al Gore...
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Two words can refute all you just said about science being less prone to intellectal whoredom.
Cold Fusion
or
Global Warming
Pick one and explain HOW neither one is/was subject to intellectal whoredom either for or against the premise. When scientists whore they whore big.
The allegations concern "then-Senator (later vice president) Al Gore". Which means the allegations were made about activities that happened when Bush was President.
Gore's political suppression of science certainly started while he was still a Senator, but it certainly didn't end when he became part of the White House.
In fact, it intensified. To save time & space, I only quoted one egregious example. But it was well-known in the climate science community during that time that atmospheric research that didn't agree with "the views of the Vice President" (as it was delicately worded) wasn't going to get funded.
But somehow, the UCS has never raised any quibbles about that.
Oh, and by the way, I'm not a conservative. And by the way number two, that's an ad hominem distraction intended to derail the discussion. Nice try, Sparky.
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