Re: The decider gets to decide research findings

[Guest guest]

Oh, now they are censoring scientific findings...this is Ameri-cuh,

right?

>

> White House policy angers scientists

> Friday, December 15, 2006

> By t Eilperin The Washington Post

>

> http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=324911

> <http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=324911 & Category=23>

& Category=23

>

> WASHINGTON A new Bush administration policy for reviewing scientific

> documents before publication has angered some U.S. Geological Survey

> scientists, who say the elaborate internal review of their work may

impede

> them from conveying information to the public.

>

> The new requirements, unveiled in July but still being put into

practice,

> call for staff scientists to submit all reports and prepared talks

to

> managers to determine if they meet the agency's scientific

standards. They

> also require researchers to alert the agency press office of any

work

> involving " potential high visibility products or policy-sensitive

issues. "