[Phys-L] Re: ID Tail Wags Science Dog

[anngeorg at PACBELL.NET (Bernard Cleyet)]

True; I should have written objection to corruption, not just general
criticism of the govt. It was about the award of a contract to a Cheney
subsid. (KBR) w/o bid.  The complainer got sacked.

BTW, how many scientists have been sacked?  I know some have quit.

bc

John Denker wrote:

> Bernard Cleyet wrote:
>
> > Right, however, what I was arguing is a pattern.  This one is, I think,
> > an isolated case,
>
>
> The pattern is well documented.  The latest case is by no
> means isolated
>
> I quote a snippet from the announcement / executive summary
> of a report from the Union of Concerned Scientists:
>
> http://www.ucsusa.org/global_environment/rsi/page.cfm?pageID=1449
>
>
> > > Since the release of the [first] UCS report in February,
> > > the administration has continued to undermine the
> > > integrity of science in policy making, seemingly
> > > unchecked. Many scientists have spoken out about their
> > > frustration with an administration that has undermined
> > > the quality of the science that informs policy making by
> > > suppressing, distorting, or manipulating the work done by
> > > scientists at federal agencies and on scientific advisory
> > > panels.
>
>
> You can download the entire report (34 pages) from:
> http://www.ucsusa.org/documents/Scientific_Integrity_in_Policy_Making_July_2004.pdf
>
>
> And here's their latest update on the issue:
> http://www.ucsusa.org/global_environment/rsi/page.cfm?pageID=1753
>
> Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but I think integrity is important.