I regularly hear or read arguments from agencies compromising our natural heritage that such and such studies support their management decisions. However, often the agencies overlook or ignore contrary […]
What real public information about wolves looks like
Hard information about wolves or anything else does not come from rants- Discussion of politics and many other things, including wildlife, seems to have broken down. Instead of discussion, people […]
More collared research wolves killed in hunt. This time Grand Teton National Park.
Current wolf hunt management by states may well end scientific study of wolf behavior in the wild- Scientists had about 17 years to study wolf behavior in the wild in […]
Effects of emotion rather than science in the argument over wolves
There is a greatly needed opinion piece in “New West” by a former science journalist- When Emotion Drives the Wolf Debate, Research Suffers. “The Rocky Mountain West is producing solid […]
After election, Republicans plan attack on EPA and climate scientists if they win the House
In the old Soviet Union, being a scientist was a dangerous thing unless discoveries upheld the Party’s ideology- Doubt GOP will be put scientists in a gulag. They will just […]
Obama, like Bush, seems to be stifling salmon science
Manipulation of science remains the same or worse. In the first year and a half of the Obama Administration nothing has really changed with regard to environmental policy across several […]
Climate Expertise Lacking among Global Warming Contrarians
Yes, there are skeptical scientists, but climatology is hardly ever their field- Climate Expertise Lacking among Global Warming Contrarians. “A majority of scientists who dispute global warming lack the climatological […]
Interior Science Has Integrity Issues, Inspector General Says
Politics still reigns supreme in the Interior Department A new report outlines how very little has changed under Obama and Salazar. Science is being ignored and managers manipulate it to […]