Bad Science Almost Imposing Restrictive Laws

[KichigaiNeko]

You mean..

Background

The brief version is that this began several years ago when a state agency, the Coastal Resources Commission (CRC), selected a 20± member “science panel” to do a scientific assessment of the NC SLR situation through 2100. This could have been a very useful project if there had been balance in the personnel selections, and the panel’s assessment adhered to scientific standards. Regrettably, neither happened and the project soon jumped the rails, landing in the political agenda ditch.

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… and Backlash

Not surprisingly, the backlash was immediate. These evangelists are used to getting their way, and for legislators to actually stand up against their religion was an unexpected development.

In their anguish they lashed out to anyone they could blame for this roadblock in their crusade — including yours truly. There were numerous rants (some national) lamenting how “good science” was being thwarted by ignorant legislators. Even the Colbert Report had fun with it.

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UPDATE: On 6/12/12 the NC Senate voted FOR this bill 35 to 12. The NC House will vote in the next day or so.

Some predict that this measure will pass the legislature and then be vetoed by our lame-duck Governor. As an optimist, I’m hoping that since the Governor no longer needs to cater to the green constituency, that instead she can send a message that real science should be the basis of the state’s technical policies. That would give her legacy a major positive boost.

Yes I agree. AGW, Environmentalism, Animal Activism and "Greenieism" are turning into right royal religious pains in the butt and stopping the science getting out in favour of some political outcome/ agenda. It is getting to the point here in Oz that the bad science has just made the population desensitized to immobility when ever a "Greenie" takes centre stage. unfortunately the backlash may just well be inaction.