How the War on Science Is Really Fought
by Jay Michaelson at the Daily Beast
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/04/22/how-the-war-on-science-is-really-fought.html
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But the reality is that a million people would not be marching were it not for the Trump administration’s war on science, and that it’s the Republican Party that, for decades, has attacked the scientific method from economic or religious perspectives. What, beyond the incendiary rhetoric, does the “war on science” really mean? Here are three of its fronts.
1. Disregarding Science
The first, and most obvious, of the Trump administration’s anti-science efforts has been to disregard science itself—both in terms of its conclusions and its methods.
Exhibit A: EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. Pruitt is under investigation by his own agency for disregarding the scientific consensus on climate change in his March 9 statement to CNBC that “I would not agree that [carbon dioxide] is a primary contributor to the global warming that we see.” Trouble is, the EPA’s scientific integrity policy requires EPA officials “respect the findings of the broader scientific community,” which includes the consensus of literally 100 percent of climate scientists on the causes of climate change.
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