Well, we can all rest a little uneasier today: thanks to
a new EPA appointee, there will be a sudden and profound uptick in the
environmental agency’s integrity when evaluating research and formulating
scientific policies. Not.
In announcing the creation of a new Orwellian-sounding
position called the “scientific integrity official,” EPA administrator Gina
McCarthy says, “Dr. [Francesca] Grifo brings a wealth of experience and
knowledge to EPA that will help continue our work to implement the agency’s scientific
integrity policy. Science is, and continues, to be the backbone of this agency
and the integrity of our science is central to the identity and credibility of
our work.” But Dr. Francesca Grifo comes from The Union of Concerned Luddites, um, Scientists — a group that is pretty much against anything resembling progress. So, it is reasonable to ask whether the real goal here is “integrity” or “agenda.” ….. ACSH’s Dr. Josh Bloom asks, “Am I being paranoid in believing
that this new position has nothing to do with integrity, but rather, is simply
a way to rubber stamp current and future unscientific, regressive EPA policies
under the guise of impartial science? Forget the fox and the henhouse. This is
more like Godzilla guarding Tokyo.” .....To Read More...
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