In his December 20, 2008 weekly address, President-elect Obama set forth some soaring rhetoric regarding science:
Because the truth is that promoting science isn’t just about providing resources – it’s about protecting free and open inquiry. It’s about ensuring that facts and evidence are never twisted or obscured by politics or ideology. It’s about listening to what our scientists have to say, even when it’s inconvenient – especially when it’s inconvenient. Because the highest purpose of science is the search for knowledge, truth and a greater understanding of the world around us. That will be my goal as President of the United States – and I could not have a better team to guide me in this work.
Just words.
Contrary to Obama’s rhetoric his administration has suppressed inconvenient scientific evidence clearly showing that global warming isn’t as bad as the cap and trade advocates have been telling us.
The following video outlines the story:
Declan McCullagh reports that according to recently disclosed emails, the Environmental Protection Agency suppressed an internal report that was skeptical of claims about global warming:
