Stop selling out science to commerce

Only through coercion, force and promise of money have certain institutions been compromised. It is the only tactic companies like Monsanto and governments in collusion with them have in getting it out to market against the wishes of the people and farmers . And that in and of itself reveals a stark truth about what this is all about. And it is not about sustainability, health, or caring for the environment. All things science should stand for. As with the science behind global warming, tobacco, etc. we now face the same tactics regarding GMOS. And we must learn from the past and fight it. The biodiversity of our planet depends on it. Profit without planet leaves nothing.

And this has been an ongoing "developing" story on Current for over a year and a half and I have persevered in making sure of that and will continue to do so. I don't need a contest or a new feature here to motivate me either. The moral urgency of this alone is enough.

Thank you.

I dont know how to make that windmill fall, but it is worth charging at. ( Actually, on closer inspection,....I think its a derrick surrounded by a moat of oil, fortified by a wall of coal, housing the wealth of the world, and slowly stingily doling back out the red grain to the peasants, still heavy laden with the blood wrung from their toil from nurturing it. ) Can we hear the laughter within, beyond the remorseless turning of gears,....?

"DO COMMERCIAL pressures have a negative impact on science?"

Heh, they need to ask? It's a tad obvious.

While most respected scientific institutions have pretty robust policies to prevent commercial abuse of scientific research, there isn't a good approach to the problems of balance in terms of where research dollars come from and to which subjects the research is directed. It seems clear to me that national and international scientific institutions like the National Academy of Science should be well funded to monitor the direction and integrity of research, and to recommend where public dollars should be directed. Clearly, if public policy requires research related to commercial products like pharmaceuticals, the commercial concerns involved cannot be allowed to cherry pick the research that is published and thereby reviewed by disinterested peers. A robust and properly functioning regulatory mechanism is as important to preventing the breakdown of scientific research as it is to preventing the breakdown of the financial system, as we have found out to our great detriment.

The subersion of science in the name of profit is the same as suberting the truth in the name of religion.

Multinational corps are to dangerous to exist . They usurp , and corrupt countries , and the many systems in them for huge and influential profits . They take responsibility for no evil they do . Some people do not wish to see , If it feeds them in some way .

Jubal, Artemis, corporations are machines that seek to maximise profit. Advertisements try to portray corporation sponsors as moral, feeling entities, but if they had mothers, they would sell them to increase profits. But they don't so they sell out truth, justice, the American way, poor people and anything else that might increase profits. Corporations need to be limited in power, size and financial resources and regulated to ensure that they serve the interests of the public before serving the interests of the stockholders.

It is ok to pressure science for politcal reasons?see climate change hoax to promote the one world goverment

Courage? It is not just OK, it is necessary for responsible governments which serve the will of the people and promote the general welfare, as our constitution requires, to enforce laws and rules to ensure that science is honest and does not endanger the population. Climate change is not a hoax - you are a dupe of big energy. I am a geophysicist who has worked in the industry for over 30 years and I understand the science. Clearly you don't. Climate change is a global issue that must be dealt with by international agreement. Sorry if that is a problem with your right wing ideology, but it is a fact. The collapse of polar ice sheets, which occurred at the end of the last ice age, could cause rapid sea level rise leading to the destruction of cities and farm land that would cost hundreds of trillions of dollars in losses. Under Reagan, the US entered into international agreements that saved the ozone layer from CFC pollution. You need to develope a backbone and an independent mind, Courage, and stop believing everything you read on ideological internet sites.