Tell Congress: protect my health with sound science

[Guest guest]

Please ask Congress to use real science! - Rogene

Note: forwarded message attached.

Hi Rogene,

The blatant manipulation of science for political purposes has dangerous implications for our health and the environment.

Send your elected officials a message loud and clear: tell them you won’t tolerate the abuse of science to advance their political agenda!

It doesn't seem to matter whether it's mercury contamination, lead poisoning in children, global warming or women's reproductive health, Bush's political appointees have a disturbing track record of censoring and manipulating scientific findings in order to advance their political agenda.

Tell your elected officials it has to stop!

Consider this recent episode - in June we learned that Phil Cooney, chief of staff of the White House's Council on Environmental Equality, re-wrote government reports in order to significantly downplay the scientific certainty on global warming. But Mr. Cooney is not a scientist - he's a lawyer who used to work as an oil industry lobbyist.

Not surprisingly, after the New York Times disclosed Cooney's role in doctoring government reports, he left the Bush Administration and took a job with ExxonMobil, the world's largest oil company and chief supporter of "junk science", which aims to create doubt in the minds of the media and general public that global warming is actually occurring.

The blatant manipulation of science for political purposes has dangerous implications for our health and the environment. But elected officials need to hear it from their constituents. Tell them that censoring science is undemocratic and seriously undermines our ability to responsibly address the most important ecological issues confronting our nation.

Send your legislators a message today!

Thank you for taking action!

- Dawn ,

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