Scientific Integrity In Policymaking
"Scientific Integrity in Policymaking: An Investigation into the Bush Administration's Misuse of Science" is the title of a report published by the Union of Concerned Scientists in February, 2004. The report was the culmination of an investigation of the Bush administration's objectivity in science, and ultimately a criticism thereof. (After it was published, the report's existence was fairly well-publicized by the United States' mass media.)
Read more about Scientific Integrity In Policymaking: "Suppression and Distortion of Research Findings", "An Unprecedented Pattern of Behavior", Recommendations By The Union, Response, The Report's Table of Contents, Associated Statement "Restoring Scientific Integrity in Policymaking"
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