Is Bush thwarting good science?
It is common knowledge that G.W. Bush isn’t in the Global Warming camp. His environmental record is less than stellar to say the least. All of this pales in comparison to this article I found on IPS News: When Science Inconveniences Bush.
The Bush administration seems to be following a plan to intimidate, silence, etc scientists whose results run counter to what the administration would like to do.
Just one example cited in the article is Mike Kelly of Fisheries. He found that lowering water levels in the Klamath River would threaten protected salmon species. The Bush administration wanted to divert more water from the river for irrigation. Kelly wouldn’t alter his results or change his conclusions so he chose to resign over lying (kudos to him!). Karl Rove filled the open space with someone who would agree and …
Political interference in science is nothing new, but it’s time that we started to make more noise about it.
Put another item in the science bloggers’ to do/to post list.
Tags: Bush, science, political interference in science
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