Environment: New Report Describes Systematic White House Effort to Manipulate Climate Change Science

Bush had an oil lobbyist re-write government reports on global warming and more...

The evidence has been overwhelming for quite a while that, when it comes to climate-change science, the Bush administration prefers restrictions to revelations.
Just two months ago, for example, Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was set to testify on the impact of climate change on public health, but the White House intervened, "eviscerated" her testimony, and directed Gerberding to discuss the ... Full Story »

Posted by Melva Hackney
Tags Help
Subjects: U.S., Politics
Editorial Help
Posted by: Posted by Melva Hackney - Dec 12, 2007 - 9:33 AM PST
Edit Lock: This story can be edited

Reviews

Show All | Notes | Comments | Quotes | Links
Dwight Rousu
4.4
by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 1, 2008

The story covers the anti-science initiatives of the neo-con-men that are trying to cover up the facts of global warming, apparently in order to protect short term corporate profits. Well written.

See Full Review » (13 answers)
Bruce Freeman
5.0
by Bruce Freeman - Oct. 1, 2008

Why am I not surprised? They have distorted everything with which they have come in contact. They have a cowardly Congress as accomplices and our nation and the planet is being destroyed by their complicity. The only thing that can clean up this mess is the Rapture.

See Full Review » (7 answers)
Melva Hackney
5.0
by Melva Hackney - Oct. 1, 2008
See Full Review » (2 answers)
Roland F. Hirsch
1.6
by Roland F. Hirsch - Oct. 1, 2008

This opinion piece has little merit. The author has not made any effort to inform himself on either the way in which policy is set by every administration (no different now than under the Clinton administration) or the current status and complexities of climate and our understanding of how it varies. The author is more clueless about these issues than Dana Perino, whom he criticizes.

See Full Review » (11 answers)

Comments on this story Help (BETA)

NT Rating | My Rating

Ratings

3.7

Good
from 4 reviews (40% confidence)
Quality
3.7
Facts
2.5
Fairness
3.7
Information
4.0
Sourcing
3.7
Style
3.0
Accuracy
5.0
Balance
2.0
Context
3.7
Popularity
3.9
Recommendation
4.0
Credibility
4.0
# Reviews
2.0
# Views
5.0
# Likes
1.0
# Emails
1.0
More
How our ratings work »
(See these related stories.)

Links Help

No links yet. Please review this story to add some!