Posted on 01/11/2017 7:03:55 PM PST by BenLurkin
The plan allows scientists to publicly state their opinions on science and policy, as long as they make clear that they are not speaking for the government. It requires researchers to notify their supervisors if they speak to the media or publish their findings, but does not require them to seek approval for such activities.
It makes it absolutely clear that notification is the only thing required, says Wendy Wagner, a law professor at the University of Texas at Austin. The tenor of the entire policy seems to be full bore about giving scientists and technical people the complete freedom to speak about their research and how it intersects with policy
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I smell a rat.
How long has this guy, Ernest Moniz, been Energy Secretary?
Why is he doing it now?
He's been Energy Secretary for three plus years. Why does he change the rules before a new administration comes in, and not during his time under Obama?
It's really a rhetorical question.
Did Obama give him that hideous wig?
Strange looking character.
He looks like a Tiny Tim impersonator.
Yeah.
Or something...
Dayum. I thought Tiny Tim was dead.
He looks like the insane killer in ‘No Country For Old Men.’
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