From Ben Haller
You report yet another instance of the Bush administration’s political meddling in science, this time at the Fish and Wildlife Service (19 February, p 4). Sadly, such interference is old news. The question is, when are scientists going to do something about it?
This is an incredibly dangerous situation that cannot be allowed to continue. Our entire planet is being put at risk by the Bush administration’s deliberate denial of scientific fact. We need to make a lot more noise about this. Strikes, protest letters, sit-ins, press releases, mass resignations, debunking websites, political lobbying, ballot initiatives…the possible tools at our disposal are legion. It is time to act.
Menlo Park, California, US
