Comments: Does this remind you of anything, maybe the local/Canadian uranium company paying for the NAS Uranium Mining Study, when it did not come back their way, the paid for VA state leaders to take trips to pro uranium countries which the Uranium Sub Com ask the Gov Bob to state writing uranium mining regulations, so VA, our leaders are not listening to us but to greedy corrupt corporations. Demand them to protect us from poisons of uranium mining and milling, Keep the Ban!
Report looks at methods of corporate abuse, suggests steps toward reform
Federal decision makers need access to the best available science in order to craft policies that protect our health, safety, and environment.
This problem has sparked much debate, but few have identified the key driver of political interference in federal science: the inappropriate influence of companies with a financial stake in the outcome.
A new UCS report, Heads They Win, Tails We Lose, shows how corporations influence the use of science in federal decision making to serve their own interests.
Methods of Abuse
The report describes five basic methods that corporations use to influence the scientific and policy-making processesCorrupting the Science. Corporations suppress research, intimidate scientists, manipulate study designs, ghostwrite scientific articles, and selectively publish results that suit their interests.
Shaping Public Perception. Private interests downplay evidence, exaggerate uncertainty, vilify scientists, hide behind front groups, and feed the media slanted news stories.
Restricting Agency Effectiveness. Companies attack the science behind agency policy, hinder the regulatory process, corrupt advisory panels, exploit the "revolving door" between corporate and government employment, censor scientists, and withhold information from the public
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Influencing Congress. By spending billions of dollars on lobbying and campaign contributions, corporate interests gain undue access to members of Congress, encouraging them to challenge scientific consensus, delay action on critical problems, and shape the use of science in policy making.
Exploiting Judicial Pathways. Corporate interests have expanded their influence on the judicial system, used the courts to undermine science, and exploited judicial processes to bully and silence scientists.
Read more:
http://www.ucsusa.org/scientific_integrity/abuses_of_science/how-corporations-corrupt-science.html
