Vast majority of scientists say Bush Administration suppressed research findings
source: http://rawstory.com/blog/2009/07/majority-of-scientists-bush-suppressed-science/
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I know that there are many of you in the Current Community who refuse to acknowledge that there had been a "War on Science" over the last 8 years so here is some evidence.
Another interesting tidbit: ""Most notably, 87% of scientists say that humans and other living things have evolved over time and that evolution is the result of natural processes such as natural selection," Pew writes. "Just 32% of the public accepts this as true.""
"A new Pew Research Poll released Thursday found that a vast majority of scientists -- some 77 percent -- say that claims the Bush Administration suppressed research reports that didn't align with Administration's point of view are true.
The survey polled more than 2,500 scientists in collaboration with the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
"Most scientists had heard at least a little about claims that government scientists were not allowed to report research findings that conflicted with the Bush administration’s point of view," Pew wrote. "And the vast majority (77%) says that these claims are true. By contrast, these claims barely registered with the public – more than half heard nothing at all about this issue. Only about a quarter of the public (28%) said they thought the claims were true."
Strikingly, perhaps as a result of the perceived Bush Administration stance, very few scientists identified as Republicans. Just six percent of those polled said they identified as Republicans, with 32 percent self-identifying as independent and 55 percent saying they consider themselves Democrats.
Only nine percent of scientists identified as conservative."
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Another interesting tidbit: ""Most notably, 87% of scientists say that humans and other living things have evolved over time and that evolution is the result of natural processes such as natural selection," Pew writes. "Just 32% of the public accepts this as true.""
"A new Pew Research Poll released Thursday found that a vast majority of scientists -- some 77 percent -- say that claims the Bush Administration suppressed research reports that didn't align with Administration's point of view are true.
The survey polled more than 2,500 scientists in collaboration with the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
"Most scientists had heard at least a little about claims that government scientists were not allowed to report research findings that conflicted with the Bush administration’s point of view," Pew wrote. "And the vast majority (77%) says that these claims are true. By contrast, these claims barely registered with the public – more than half heard nothing at all about this issue. Only about a quarter of the public (28%) said they thought the claims were true."
Strikingly, perhaps as a result of the perceived Bush Administration stance, very few scientists identified as Republicans. Just six percent of those polled said they identified as Republicans, with 32 percent self-identifying as independent and 55 percent saying they consider themselves Democrats.
Only nine percent of scientists identified as conservative."
(Follow the link to complete the article)
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unimatrix0
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More shame for the Bush administration. Bush may very well be the worst pres in US history.
- 2 years ago
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unimatrix0
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Wetdog
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unimatrix0:
As a historian, I rate George W Bush as the worst president we've ever had, even ahead of Ulysess Grant.
- 2 years ago
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Wetdog
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pjacobs51
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Bush's own former Surgeon General Richard Carmona, along with Reagan's SG C.Everett Coop and Clinton's SG David Sacher all testified before Congress that the Bush Administrations' meddling in science policy is the worst they've ever seen.
- 2 years ago
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pjacobs51
