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Zahra Hirji at Buzz Feed
https://www.buzzfeed.com/zahrahirji/epa-pruitt-new-science-advisors?utm_term=.ubpbVMeJv#.he0l8NJz6
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On the journey to the promised land, "Joshua says to the people of Israel: choose this day whom you are going to serve," Pruitt said. "This is sort of like the Joshua principle that as it relates to grants from this agency, you are going to have to choose either service on the committee to provide counsel to us in an independent fashion or chose the grant. But you cant do both. Thats the fair and great thing to do."
A large coalition of science organizations, science advocates, environmentalists, and politicians lined up in fierce opposition to the policy changes, arguing the rules not only disqualify top environmental and health researchers from advising but also favor scientists paid for by EPA-regulated companies. They also have pointed out that EPA has strict rules in place for disclosing any conflicts of interest.
"Frankly, this directive is nuts."
"Frankly, this directive is nuts," Al Teich of George Washington University wrote in an email to BuzzFeed News.
"There is an important role for citizen advisors who are not experts in a scientific field and who represent various constituencies on advisory committees," wrote Teich, a research professor of science, technology, and international affairs. "But they should complement, not replace the experts. Disqualifying the very people who know the most about a subject from serving as advisors makes no sense."
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edhopper
(33,587 posts)they are desttroying our country.
bdamomma
(63,868 posts)country if they continue on, we have our homegrown terrorist in the WH. We need to stop this POS.
TomSlick
(11,100 posts)snort
(2,334 posts)Jesus is laughing his ass off, because that's what they do.
Madam45for2923
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(42,566 posts)Permanut
(5,610 posts)of God being mentioned so many times in the Constitution. Oh wait..