I’ve been squalling about the Administration’s politicization of science and scientific advisory panels for some time (see here, here, here, here, and here). Now a group of scientists, including 20 Nobel laureates, has weighed in in agreement with me and all the previous articles I cited.
The two documents accuse the administration of repeatedly censoring and suppressing reports by its own scientists, stacking advisory committees with unqualified political appointees, disbanding government panels that provide unwanted advice and refusing to seek any independent scientific expertise in some cases.
The organization which sponsored this outcry has a 38-page report available here.
In other news, I’m off to have brunch with the visiting Bunny.
Ahhhhh! I’m so jealous you get to see the Bunny! Give her some hugs for me, and tell her to give YOU some hugs FROM me.
:o)
Dang, I’m jealous over lunch with the Bunny too!
And being in Hawaii and all.
Meanwhile the science thing – I’m really hoping for something good to come out of the next election – perhaps a new administration? But I’m afraid I’ll be disappointed…