The "scientization" of Yucca Mountain | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Let's stop pretending that choosing a nuclear waste repository site is all about science: Government officials are often guilty of politicizing science. Egged on by business or religious interests, they cast doubt on the scientific evidence for a connection between tobacco and lung cancer, or between fossil fuels and climate change, or even between humans and our primate ancestors. Some scientific findings are suppressed, while others are manipulated or ... Full Story »