Bad Science Leads to Bad Policy, No Matter Your Political Beliefs
Good science can play a key role in evaluating the impacts of an oyster farm inside the Point Reyes National Seashore in Marin County, California. But we're not getting good science.
Good science can play a key role in evaluating the impacts of an oyster farm inside the Point Reyes National Seashore in Marin County, California. But we're not getting good science.
Peter H. Gleick | Posted 05.29.2011
A report on the Point Reyes National Seashore debacle from the Department of the Interior has been released that acknowledges the scientific arguments of damage from the oyster farm are false.
Peter H. Gleick | Posted 05.25.2011
Montana Representative Joe Read's bill, "An Act Stating Montana's Position on Global Warming," repeals the laws of nature and the realities of science.
Peter H. Gleick | Posted 05.25.2011
Do real scientists sometimes make mistakes? Sure. But it is precisely their willingness to identify, acknowledge, and correct mistakes when they are found that sets them apart from climate deniers.
Peter H. Gleick | Posted 05.25.2011
Here are four well-worn arguments regularly put forward by deniers in public forums despite the fact that they've all been debunked (over and over and over) by scientists.
Peter H. Gleick | Posted 05.25.2011
Five months ago, Science magazine published the following Lead Letter, signed by 255 members of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences addressing atta...
Peter H. Gleick | Posted 05.25.2011
Earlier today, Dr. Stephen Schneider, professor at Stanford University and one of the world's most brilliant, thoughtful, tough, and insightful climate scientists died.
Peter H. Gleick | Posted 05.25.2011
Here are three examples from recent interactions between policy and science where science and statistics are being misused in a similar manner to mislead the public and policy makers.
Peter H. Gleick | Posted 05.25.2011
The focus on the altered picture that accompanied a letter decrying attacks on climate science in Science is just another attempt by deniers to divert attention from the facts of climate change.
Peter H. Gleick | Posted 12.28.2011