Brice Yokem wrote:

>Just as the 'marginalized scientists' are acting as lobbyists for the
>fossil fuel companies, people like Wirt are acting as lobbyists for
>the opposition.

>Thus, no real scientists are being listened to, which is why I have said
>this whole matter has been 95% politicized.  When that happens, no one
>involved can be trusted until a thorough examination of their objectivity
>can be made, and with the complexity of the Climate, this just cannot be
>done.

Another related article:
Chris Mooney, Washington correspondent for Seed magazine, offers a few 
suggestions on how the scientific community can win back its political 
influence in America.

http://www.innovationcanada.ca/24/en/articles/seed.html

Bruce 

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