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SCIENCE :
RESEARCH :
GOVERNMENT :
POLITICS:
Heads They Win, Tails We Lose:
How Corporations Corrupt Science at the Publics Expense
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Heads They Win, Tails We Lose:
How Corporations Corrupt Science at the Publics Expense:
The Scientific Integrity Program of the Union of Concerned Scientists
Union of Concerned Scientists
February 2012
The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is the leading science based
nonprofit working for a healthy environment and a safer
world.
The UCS Scientific Integrity Program mobilizes scientists and
citizens alike to defend science from political interference and
restore scientific integrity in federal policy making. To learn more,
visit
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http://www.ucsusa.org/scientific_integrity.
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The Union of Concerned Scientists is the leading science-based
nonprofit working for a healthy environment and a safer world.
The full text of this report is available on the UCS website at
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http://www.ucsusa.org/scientific_integrity
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or may be obtained from:
UCS Publications
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Contents
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Text Boxes
Contributors
Acknowledgments
Executive Summary
Introduction
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Chapter 1: Methods of Abuse
Corrupting the Science
Shaping Public Perceptions
Curbing the Effectiveness of Federal Agencies
Influencing Congress
Exploiting Judicial Pathways
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Chapter 2: Restoring Scientific Integrity: The First Three Years
Early Presidential Leadership
Protecting Government Scientists
Making the Government More Transparent and Accountable
Reforming the Regulatory Process
Ensuring Robust Scientific Input to Federal Decision Making
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Chapter 3: The Next Four Years
Essential Federal Reforms
Private-Sector Reforms
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Conclusion
References
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From the Executive Summary
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Access to the best available science allows
federal decision makers to craft policies
that protect our health and safety and the
environment. Unfortunately, censorship of scientists
and the manipulation, distortion, and suppression of
scientific information has threatened the federal scientific
enterprise in recent years.
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This serious problem has sparked much debate,
but few have analyzed the key driver of political
interference in federal science: the inappropriate
influence of companies with a financial stake in the
outcome. This influence affects not only the science
used in decision making, but also public opinion
and the decision-making process itself. By better
understanding how corporations influence the use of
science in federal decision making, we can both hold
companies and policy makers accountable for their
actions and ensure that the nation develops sciencebased
policies that serve the public interest.
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The first chapter of this report explores the
numerous methods corporate interests employ to
inappropriately influence how the federal government
uses science to make decisions. The second
chapter provides an overview of the steps the
Obama administration has taken to restore scientific
integrity to federal policy making. The third chapter
focuses on the federal reforms still essential to
ensure that authoritative and independent scientific
information informs policies designed to protect
public health and the environment. Recognizing that
solving this problem extends far beyond what the
government can accomplish alone, we also suggest
broader reforms that corporations, the scientific
community, academic institutions, news media, and
the courts can pursue to ensure transparency and
accountability in the use of science.
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The complete report may be read at the URL above.
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David Dillard
Temple University
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