Read the article by Juliet Eilperin in The Washington Post, October 30, 2006.:
"A senior Bush political appointee at the Interior Department has rejected staff scientists' recommendations to protect imperiled animals and plants under the Endangered Species Act at least six times in the past three years, documents show.
"In addition, staff complaints that their scientific findings were frequently overruled or disparaged at the behest of landowners or industry have led the agency's inspector general to look into the role of Julie MacDonald, who has been deputy assistant secretary of the interior for fish and wildlife and parks since 2004, in decisions on protecting endangered species......
"Two advocacy groups, the Union of Concerned Scientists and the Center for Biological Diversity, provided the documents to The Washington Post. Francesca Grifo, who directs the union's scientific integrity program, said MacDonald's actions are 'not business as usual but a systemic problem of tampering with science that is putting our environment at risk.'"
Francesca is an old friend and colleague, who is fighting the good fight! Go girl!
Monday, October 30, 2006
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