Posted on 06/24/2016 4:46:21 AM PDT by lowbridge
Nearly two decades and $108 million worth of disturbing data manipulation with serious and far ranging effects forced a federal lab to close, a congressman revealed Thursday.
The inorganic section of the U.S. Geological Surveys (USGS) Energy Geochemistry Laboratory in Lakewood, Colo. manipulated data on a variety of topics including many related to the environment from 1996 to 2014. The manipulation was caught in 2008, but continued another six years.
Its astounding that we spend $108 million on manipulated research and then the far-reaching effects that that would have, Rep. Bruce Westerman said at a House Natural Resources subcommittee hearing. We know how research multiples and affects different parts of our society and our economy and if youre working off of flawed data it definitely could be in a bad way.
The problems were so severe, in fact, that the USGS has already closed the inorganic lab in question permanently, the Arkansas Republican said. The lab was terminated in January.
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Why is anyone surprised ?
So, what does he plan to do about it? Just as I thought. Absolutely nothing.
Who is losing their job?
Going to jail?
Repaying the taxpayers whose hard-earned money was pissed away?
Frantic to hide WHAT data was being manipulated. Might it include chiming in on “Climate Change”?
Fracking chemistry?
“Specifically, a mass spectrometer operator assigned to ERPs Inorganic Section had been accused of scientific misconduct and data manipulation. Since the Inorganic Sections work had implications for ERPs national and international coal and water quality assessments, “
I think the surprise is they were caught.
It's safe to assume that nothing the government says is true - all presumed false.
No expense is too great to control people, er, to SAVE THE PLANET. Uh, yeah, that’s it.
The corruption is settled.
There is nothing affiliated or associated with the Federal Government that is genuine, actual, true, honest, bonafide, or real. including the FBI, AFT, Congress, DHS, the Republican Party,the media, the Democrat Party. Everything is smoke and mirrors, lies, scams, deception, deciet, and treachery.
typical
Unless the perps go to prison for fraud, this is nothing.
That’s it. Re-education camp for you.
The Environmental Protection Agency should be shut down for the same reason.
These people will lie, cheat, and steal to advance their agenda. Nothing is beyond them, nothing. We should not trust anyone from the government on, well, any topic.
Your questions are very astute and aimed at the heart of the matter.
Do the people of this country have the right to expect accountability on the part of their government?
The answer is obvious but ignored.
Hillary’s corruption-—PING
$108 million? Land of the thieves
home of the slaves.
“Everything about socialism is sham and affectation.” - 23.11 Ch23; Evil; Economic Harmonies; Bastiat.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.
DEFUND/DISMANTLE (their collectives), DEPOPULATE (socialists) from the body politic, INCARCERATE/ELIMINATE (as necessary).
INCARCERATE BUMP!
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