The LA Times is reporting on a survey from the union of concerned scientists that says U.S. Scientists Say They Are Told to Alter Findings. The results of the survey suggest that many researchers with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife have seen conclusions reversed to weaken species protection and favor business interests.
It’s one thing to take scientific research and choose to ingore it; it’s a completely different thing to fake the science. It’s called lying. And as fond of calling the Bush administration Fascist, this really is a perfect example. But take it a step further; the Nazi party was famous for cooking “science” to champion its message. I don’t like Nazis.
Yeah, I saw that article on /.
Very sad. Especially considering that if it’s what I think it is, a lot of that research came out of the UW right in in our backyard.
Indeed. A good friend of mine (you’ve played bikefriz with her, actually) is a fisheries biologist with NOAA. She has given me an earful on many occasions about the triumph of politics over science. Apparently the political appointees’ attitude about scientific integrity within NOAA is just as bad as Fish & Wildlife.
Don’t like the findings? Just change the standards so the findings are rendered irrelevant.