Bush censoring science. What is he so afraid of? Does he think he is king of the world?

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U.S. accused of silencing experts on polar bears, climate change
The federal agency responsible for protecting Arctic polar bears has barred two Alaska scientists from speaking about polar bears, climate change or sea ice at international meetings in the next few weeks, a move that environmentalists say is censorship.

The rule was issued last month by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service but was made public this week. The federal government has proposed listing the polar bear as a threatened species, and the wildlife agency is receiving public comment on the proposal.

"It's a gag order," said Deborah Williams, a former high-level Interior Department official in Anchorage, Alaska, who received documents on Wednesday from Alaska scientists who chose to remain unnamed. The documents make the subjects of polar bears, climate change and sea ice off limits to all scientists who haven't been cleared to speak on the topics.

Two of the memos are copies of those prepared for Craig Perham and Janet E. Hohn, who are traveling to Russia and Norway this month and in April. The scientists "will not be speaking on or responding to these issues'' of climate change, polar bears and sea ice, the memos say. Before any trip, such a memo must be sent to the administrator of the Fish and Wildlife Service in Washington.

According to the memos, agency scientists must obtain a memorandum designating which official, if any, is allowed to respond to questions, particularly about polar bears, and include "a statement of assurance that these individuals understand the Administration's position on these issues.''

Williams, an attorney who received the documents about rules for scientists' speech, was special assistant to the secretary of the Interior under the Clinton administration for six years. She now heads an environmental consulting firm, Alaska Conservation Solutions.

"I worked very closely with Fish and Wildlife and other Interior agencies, and a memo like this is truly inconceivable," she said. "This is an issue of international significance, and you want your professional public servants to be able to discuss these issues. It is unconscionable to gag them.''

The Bush administration has been under fire for several years for allegedly trying to curb the speech of government scientists who produce studies that contradict the administration's positions, particularly on global warming.

Answer 1

Bush says God chose him to lead his nation.
So, Bush is not "king of the world" but he is *obviously* directly chosen by God to do so. Therefor, by proxy, Bush is giving us God's wishes.

Answer 2

Why are the Gore disciples so unwilling to face the fact that the whole global warming debate is just starting...not ending!
It is Mr Gore and his zombies that refuse to brook any dissent or listen to any SCIENCE (and there is TONS of it) that contradicts the theory he embraces.
It would appear that the far left is anxious to replace the 'industrial military complex' that they have railed against all these years with the 'enviro-eco complex'.
A more cynical man might suggest that this is a very effective way for radical forces to cripple the US with ridiculous 'environmental' standards that would dismantle our economy.
As for the polar bears - that thesis was found to be terribly flawed.
Seems you libs are cherry-picking the info you use to sell your case.
Sound familiar?

Answer 3

I think it wise not to speak on the polar bear issue, since it is not a sound statement to blame it on global warming or climate change as of yet. And polar bears were becoming a threat to residents of inhabited places in Northern Canada not long ago and seen to be overpopulated in certain areas.

Answer 4

Have you any idea whatsoever how old the Earth is?

Are you perhaps possessed of the requisite wit to comprehend the ramifications of a dynamic climate?

Have you any idea whatsoever how many climactic changes the Earth has undergone throughout the millennia?

What ever happened to the "global cooling" of the '70's?

Answer 5

Why are there a significant number of Americans who support the morally reprehensible agenda of the Bush regime and its predecessors? One can point to an array of contributing factors such as insularity from the rest of the world, a bombardment of potent propaganda disseminated by the mainstream media, the hubris which naturally emerges from the unenlightened wielding great power, and a grossly inadequate public education system that "white" washes history. Yet regardless of the root causes, the Ugly American is alive and well. I have learned that the United States is not a particularly friendly environment for proponents of social justice, peace, intellectual freedom, and human rights. The consensus amongst decent human beings (those in the United States and in other nations) is that universal human rights and peaceful co-existence are moral imperatives, but in Pax Americana, many worship the virtual antithesis.

America , the alleged "leader of the free world", is quite lonely amongst its "constituency" of industrialized nations in its suspicion and outright rejection of science. While the Ugly Americans condemn Islamic nations for their alleged religious extremism, they continue to pit a mythological tale (which has no supporting evidence) against a scientific theory which can be traced back to Lamarck in 1809, has survived scientific scrutiny for almost two hundred years, and is accepted as valid by an overwhelming majority of scientists. A children's bedtime story called (ironically enough) Intelligent Design, is slowly making its way into the US public school system. I need some clarification now. Who is under the influence of powerful religious extremists?

Answer 6

Its the oil company talking, unfortunately as long as Bush is in power our environment is going down the drain. They(oil guys) will continue their silencing mode unchecked and theres nothing bush can do.

Answer 7

You call that science? A scientist tried to get federal dollars for a study on habits of squirrels collecting nuts, he was rejected. He re-submitted his request by doing a study on how global warming affects squirrels ability to collect nuts and won a grant. Stop drinking the kool aid, global warming is the biggest scam yet.

Answer 8

Oh Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease. You forgot to mention Heidi Cullen saying that any meterologist who doesn't subscribe to the man made global warming theory should have thier certification revoked, or the one state meterologist who was removed for saying the MMGW issue was not fact.

Typical liberalism. Accuse conservatives of doing exactly what they are doing themselves.

Answer 9

He is the representative of BIG Business in the US. Must do what his campaign contributors say.

Answer 10

you do know that since the 60's the number of polar bears has increased from 10,00 to 25,000 right?