Who did President Trump invite to his Paris Climate Agreement announcement? A cadre of industry-tied lobbyists and others who have peddled climate disinformation for years. Read more >
Americans Deserve Better than the Heartland Institute’s Climate “Experts”
Gretchen Goldman, Research Director, Center for Science and Democracy
June 6, 2017 11:32 AM EDT
The Science Community Must Fight Attacks on Science-Based Regulations
Andrew Rosenberg, director, Center for Science & Democracy
May 29, 2015 8:48 AM EDT
It is easy in the day-to-day work of science to miss the struggle now being waged in Washington over the role science plays in crafting health and safety protections for America. But that struggle is heating up and the outcome matters not only for the science community but for the country. The Center for Science and Democracy at UCS, and our Steering Committee of eminent scientists and public servants, are asking you to join the fight in a Policy Forum article published in Science May 29th.
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Governor Cuomo is Not a Scientist—So He Asked the Experts
Andrew Rosenberg, director, Center for Science & Democracy
December 18, 2014 3:10 PM EDT
In late October, I wrote about the disturbing trend of politicians copping out of taking public policy positions by saying, “I am not a scientist.” Well, yesterday we heard Governor Andrew Cuomo complete the sentence in a way that I applaud. He said, “…I’m not a scientist. So let’s bring the emotion down, and let’s ask the qualified experts what their opinion is.” Read more >
Note to Politicians: No Need to Keep Telling Us You Are Not Scientists
, Andrew Rosenberg, director, Center for Science & Democracy
October 24, 2014 5:46 PM EDT
Earlier this week, McClatchy-Tribune published an op-ed I wrote about the many politicians who have recently said some version of “I’m not a scientist” when asked about science-based policies. Read more >
Using Science to Address Inaction, Not Just Uncertainty
Andrew Rosenberg, director, Center for Science & Democracy
December 19, 2013 2:33 PM EDT
In a recent article published in Nature, William Sutherland and his colleagues give 20 tips for interpreting scientific claims and suggest educating policy makers on “the imperfect nature of science”. Their tips are useful and perhaps should be cautious reminders on the desk of every scientist before they step forward to provide advice. But the tips can also mislead policymakers into failing to make a decision in the absence of unrealistic, and unattainable, absolute certainty. Read more >
