The Record on Unsound Science

The Record on Unsound Science:

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Leading Scientists Say Bush Administration Suppresses, Distorts Facts 02/23/2004
More than 60 distinguished scientists, including 20 Nobel laureates, blasted the Bush administration last week for suppressing and distorting scientific information that does not support its predetermined agenda. Read More

Report Documents Administration's Political Interference with Science 08/11/2003
The Democratic staff of the House Committee on Government Reform recently released a report examining the Bush administration’s handling of scientific matters -- finding in many cases, that scientific integrity has been sacrificed to further a political or ideological agenda.
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Administration Stacks Scientific Advisory Panels 03/19/2003
The Bush administration has been screening nominees for federal scientific advisory committees based on their political views rather than their scientific qualifications. Inevitably, as the list below documents, this has meant tilting committees -- whose findings frequently form the basis for regulation -- in favor of corporate interests and conservative ideologues. Read More