The case of the disappearing climate report
Guess what the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources did with a state-funded scientific report on the flooding, contamination, and coastal "dead zones" that climate change could bring to the state?1 They buried it. The department's politically-appointed board said it didn't want to address "the reasons for climate change, which remain under scientific debate."2 There is no scientific debate—only a political one. When we found out about this, UCS members sprang into action—and after scrutiny from local media and people like you, state officials now say they will release the report.3 We need your help to make sure they keep their promise—and to fight the suppression of science whenever and wherever it happens. Stand up to the political manipulation of facts. Donate now and help reach our $50,000 goal. Why support UCS? Because attacks like these won't stop. Right now, science is under threat in state houses around the country:
With your support, our policy and media teams run rapid-response campaigns that inform the public about abuses of science and power. And our efforts are effective. In just the past few months UCS played a leading role in beating back an effort in Kansas—home of Koch Industries—to gut that state's renewable energy standard. But we also go beyond the attacks—evaluating how business and government treat science and scientists. Our recent report, Grading Government Transparency, details how federal agencies allow scientists to communicate with the public. One agency immediately took notice: Just four hours after the report's release, the U.S. Geological Survey publicly adopted our recommendations. I know I can count on you to stand with us. Please, Larry, contribute what you can.
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http://www.ucsusa.org/publications/got-science/2013/got-science-april-2013.html The Union of Concerned Scientists is the leading U.S. science-based nonprofit organization working for a healthy environment and a safer world. Founded in 1969, UCS is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and also has offices in Berkeley, Chicago and Washington, D.C. To subscribe or visit go to: http://www.ucsusa.org |