A report from the Government Accountability Project, a private organization, has been published as part of the record in preparation for scheduled hearing of the House Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives.
From the Executive Summary of "Redating the Science of Climate Change:
"This report, which presents and synthesizes the findings of a year-long investigation to determine the extent of political interference at federal climate science agencies, demonstrates how policies and practices have increasingly restricted the flow of scientific information emerging from publicly-funded climate change research. This has affected the media’s ability to report on the science, public officials’ capacity to respond with appropriate policies, and the public’s grasp of an environmental issue with profound consequences for our future.
Conducted by the Government Accountability Project, the investigation incorporated dozens of interviews; a review of thousands of Freedom of Information Act disclosures, internal documents, and public records; and a comprehensive search of news archives.1 Although the investigation focused heavily on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, it also included the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Department of Agriculture, and the Climate Change Science Program."
The full 139-page report is on the webpage of the Committee at: Hearing :: Shaping the Message, Distorting the Science: Media Strategies to Influence Public Policy [scheduled]
Posted by dougsimpson at March 28, 2007 03:06 PM