Laptop Battery Two weeks ago, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) launched
an important campaign to restore scientific integrity to federal
policymaking. The Bush administration's unprecedented suppression
and distortion of scientific analysis on a wide range of
issues--from childhood lead poisoning and mercury emissions to
climate change, reproductive health, and nuclear weapons --
presents a serious threat to our health, environment, and security.
In the few weeks since the launch of our campaign, we have seen an
overwhelming response and we wanted to share our results and let
you know what to expect in the coming months.
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Thinkpad On February 18, we released a statement signed by 62 of the
nation's leading scientists--including 20 Nobel laureates and 19
recipients of the National Medal of Science--condemning the
administration's abuse of science. In addition, UCS issued a report
investigating the integrity of science in federal policymaking, and
launched an online information center to help scientists and
concerned citizens learn about this important effort. In the first
few days alone, our campaign site received more than 50,000
visitors, over two thousand scientists added their name to our
statement, and thousands more downloaded our report.
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Microsoft Congress has also heard the scientists' call to action. On March
9, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) will hold a hearing on this issue in
the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee that he
chairs. Three prominent members of the scientific community will
testify:
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Laptop Computers Kurt Gottfried is emeritus professor of physics at Cornell
University. As a leading authority on fundamental particle physics,
Dr. Gottfried has served on the senior staff of the European Center
for Nuclear Research in Geneva and is a former chair of the
Division of Particles and Fields of the American Physical Society.
He is the chairman of the UCS Board of Directors.
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Earth System Science at the University of California, Irvine. Dr.
Rowland is a specialist in atmospheric chemistry and radiochemistry
and was, with colleague Mario Molina, the first scientist to warn
that chlorofluorocarbons released into the atmosphere were
depleting the earth's ozone layer. In 1995, Rowland shared the
Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Molina and Paul Crutzen for this
work. Dr. Rowland has served as president of American Association
for the Advancement of Science, and was a member of the National
Academy of Sciences (NAS) panel convened at the request of
President Bush when he entered office to assess the science of
climate change.
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Research Council, which with the National Academy of Engineering
and the Institute of Medicine form the National Academies.
Notebooks We hope to contact you shortly after the hearing and inform you
of actions you can take to help us in this effort. In the meantime,
you can get involved in several ways: * Get informed. Visit our
website to learn more about the Restoring Scientific Integrity
(RSI) campaign. * Scientist Statement. If you are a scientist,
engineer, doctor, or graduate student in the sciences, please read
and sign the statement. * Spread the word. Whether you are a
citizen or scientist, you can help us by telling a friend or
colleague about our campaign. * Watch the hearing. Details from
the McCain hearing will soon be posted on the Senate website.
Lenovo And finally, we wanted to share just a few of the press reports
on this issue:
Hard Drive * Read the New York Times article
http://www.ucsaction.org/ctt.asp?u=86698&l=20279
* Read the New York Times editorial
http://www.ucsaction.org/ctt.asp?u=86698&l=20280
* Listen to the National Public Radio story
http://www.ucsaction.org/ctt.asp?u=86698&l=20272
* Read the USA Today article
http://www.ucsaction.org/ctt.asp?u=86698&l=20273
* Read the Washington Post article
http://www.ucsaction.org/ctt.asp?u=86698&l=20274
Travelstar Thank you again for all your support. Together we can help
restore scientific integrity to the policymaking process and better
safeguard the health and safety of all Americans.
Gateway Sincerely,
Kevin Knobloch
President
Laptop Parts Union of Concerned Scientists - 3/3/2004
Topic: White House
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