The Bush Administration's Censoring of Science. 2 / 4

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March 21, 2008
Democracy Now!

PART 2 of 4
Censoring Science: Inside the Political Attack on Dr. James Hansen and the Truth of Global Warming

Dr. James Hansen is widely regarded as the leading climate change scientist in the country. For the past twenty-five years, he has headed NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies. Just over a year ago, Dr. Hansen went public with a charge that made headlines around the world—that the Bush administration had been trying to silence his warnings about the urgent need to address climate change. His story is detailed in a new book by author Mark Bowen titled Censoring Science: Inside the Political Attack on Dr. James Hansen and the Truth of Global Warming.

The increasing powers concentrated in the executive branch prove convenient for new administrations, so they do not give them up. It is perhaps more subtle in Democratic administrations, but they do not want or expect a scientist to present evidence that contradicts what they want people to believe. Our Founding Fathers would have tears in their eyes if they saw how the democratic process has been distorted.

A January 2007 report by the Union of Concerned Scientists regarding the $16 million public relations campaign to spread disinformation about global warming that has been waged over the past decade and more by oil giant ExxonMobil. According to the authors, this report "details how the oil company, like the tobacco industry in previous decades, has • raised doubts about even the most indisputable scientific evidence • funded an array of front organizations to create the appearance of a broad platform for a tight-knit group of vocal climate change contrarians who misrepresent peer-reviewed scientific findings • attempted to portray its opposition to action as a positive quest for 'sound science' rather than business self-interest • used its access to the Bush administration to block federal policies and shape government communications on global warming"



The Government Accountability Project produced a similar report in March 2007, called "Redacting the Science of Climate Change".

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