EPA Scientists Want Recognition for Their Work

When I was working on BuyBlue I spent a lot of time questioning the validity of the Bush-appointed EPA. I really wanted to incorporate findings from the EPA into the corporate ratings system but I had valid suspicions of whether or not such a high-ranking and highly visible agency of the government really had the teeth to enforce the will of the people and her scientists.

Just because you aren't paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you.^{U R saif}

WAPO reports that unions have withdrawn from relations with EPA management because management doesn't, well... listen to sound scientific research. Its no surprise that people that are working hard to accomplish a mission of greater understanding under the pretense that they are toiling to better and protect society at large are miffed that they are being ignored.

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"EPA boasts of the principles of scientific integrity before the Congress and the public as an example of EPA's dedication to using only good science in its decision making, but refuses to agree to an adjudication process for resolving disputes arising from alleged violations," the union leaders wrote.

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My guess is that its a teensy bit disheartening to be neglected when the stakes are so high.

I was talking with my friend Aaron and Ms Heidi Vangenderen, Sr. Advisor on Climate Change & Energy, Office of the Governor, Denver, Colorado this evening about how the "debate" of energy and climate change (aka global warming) is skewed by various factors. Sadly the public perception is that on one "extreme" of the "debate" you have scientists making big scary claims of armagiddeon and on the other side you have lying profiteers that have purchased policy makers and time slots on the msm so as to smear and defame science and fact with "fair and balanced" bullshit claims that there is nothing to worry about.

Its another example of the convenience of having the pervasive public perception of fear-mongering from the hand-wringing liberal media.

In other words, the public thinks that there are two extremes to the "debate" so therefore the truth must be somewhere in the middle.

There is a great documentary about how the White House Council on Environmental Quality chief of staff Philip Cooney has effectively silenced the voice of climate change scientists so that public perception will be confused into submission.

Here is the trailer of Everything's Cool:

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The documenting in the documentary combined the reasoning behind the recent action of the union withdrawal from the EPA are more evidence of the lack of integrity of institutions like the Ministry of Love, Environment and Truth to Keep Good Citizens Safe from Terrorists that can haz cheezburgrs n stuff EPA.

The story broke in 2005 when the NYT did a report on how Philip A. Cooney would edit demonstrate of his own leisure expertise the conclusive tentative findings of scientist liberal conspiracy whackos with PhDs so as to insert implications patriotic loyalty of doubt truth into the public perception. Of course with the public believing stupid shit like there being a man with a beard in the clouds on a throne in the sky wiretapping everything everyone does all the way down to meiosis ALL OF THE TIME makes us a teensy bit ripe for the power of suggestion.

God Bless America.

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