GOP passes a bill restricting scientists from advising the EPA

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http://io9.com/house-passes-a-bill-that-restricts-scientists-from-adv-1661140635
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By a vote of 229-191, the House has just passed a GOP-sponsored bill to ensure that a more "balanced panel of experts" will advise the Environmental Protection Agency. But critics say it will reduce the participation of independent scientists in favor of those with financial ties to industry.
The EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013, paves the way for industry to have a greater influence over EPA by distorting the process for selecting members of the Science Advisory Board in favor of industry-affiliated "experts." It actually prohibits scientists who have relevant subject matter expertise from providing their expert advice to the EPA, increasing the likelihood that industry experts—those with obvious financial conflicts of interest—will be able to skew the recommendations of the Board. The bill also favors industry by creating unnecessary procedural hurdles that will delay EPA actions to protect the health and safety of every American.

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ITT:  People that haven't read the bill.
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"Each member of the Board shall be qualified by education,
training, and experience
to evaluate scientific and technical
information on matters referred to the Board under this section."
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"at least ten percent of the membership of the Board
are from State, local, or tribal governments;"
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"persons with substantial and relevant expertise are
not excluded from the Board due to affiliation with or
representation of entities that may have a potential interest
in the Board's advisory activities, so long as that interest is
fully disclosed to the Administrator and the public and
appointment to the Board complies with section 208 of title 18,
United States Code;
"
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"in the case of a Board advisory activity on a
particular matter involving a specific party, no Board member
having an interest in the specific party shall participate in
that activity;
"
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"Board members shall be designated as special
Government employees; and no federally registered lobbyist is appointed to the Board."


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ITT:  People that haven't read the bill.
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"Each member of the Board shall be qualified by education,
training, and experience
to evaluate scientific and technical
information on matters referred to the Board under this section."
Quote
"at least ten percent of the membership of the Board
are from State, local, or tribal governments;"
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"persons with substantial and relevant expertise are
not excluded from the Board due to affiliation with or
representation of entities that may have a potential interest
in the Board's advisory activities, so long as that interest is
fully disclosed to the Administrator and the public and
appointment to the Board complies with section 208 of title 18,
United States Code;
"
Quote
"in the case of a Board advisory activity on a
particular matter involving a specific party, no Board member
having an interest in the specific party shall participate in
that activity;
"
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"Board members shall be designated as special
Government employees; and no federally registered lobbyist is appointed to the Board."
That's comforting.

Now if only the congressional members of the science committees were held to such a standard...


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ITT:  People that haven't read the bill.
Quote
"Each member of the Board shall be qualified by education,
training, and experience
to evaluate scientific and technical
information on matters referred to the Board under this section."
Quote
"at least ten percent of the membership of the Board
are from State, local, or tribal governments;"
Quote
"persons with substantial and relevant expertise are
not excluded from the Board due to affiliation with or
representation of entities that may have a potential interest
in the Board's advisory activities, so long as that interest is
fully disclosed to the Administrator and the public and
appointment to the Board complies with section 208 of title 18,
United States Code;
"
Quote
"in the case of a Board advisory activity on a
particular matter involving a specific party, no Board member
having an interest in the specific party shall participate in
that activity;
"
Quote
"Board members shall be designated as special
Government employees; and no federally registered lobbyist is appointed to the Board."
You got me. Shame on me for taking this article at face value even though I should know better by now.


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ITT:  People that haven't read the bill.
Quote
"Each member of the Board shall be qualified by education,
training, and experience
to evaluate scientific and technical
information on matters referred to the Board under this section."
Quote
"at least ten percent of the membership of the Board
are from State, local, or tribal governments;"
Quote
"persons with substantial and relevant expertise are
not excluded from the Board due to affiliation with or
representation of entities that may have a potential interest
in the Board's advisory activities, so long as that interest is
fully disclosed to the Administrator and the public and
appointment to the Board complies with section 208 of title 18,
United States Code;
"
Quote
"in the case of a Board advisory activity on a
particular matter involving a specific party, no Board member
having an interest in the specific party shall participate in
that activity;
"
Quote
"Board members shall be designated as special
Government employees; and no federally registered lobbyist is appointed to the Board."
http://youtu.be/D1kx39GNbcc

Do you really think the GOP would really pass something in favor of the EPA and Environmentalists? They get paid by oil companies to deny anything about climate change. 


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Do you really think the GOP would really pass something in favor of the EPA and Environmentalists?
No, but I do think they'd pass a bill that would somewhat decentralize the role of the federal government in the EPA, which is what this bill does.


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ITT:  People that haven't read the bill.
Quote
"Each member of the Board shall be qualified by education,
training, and experience
to evaluate scientific and technical
information on matters referred to the Board under this section."
Quote
"at least ten percent of the membership of the Board
are from State, local, or tribal governments;"
Quote
"persons with substantial and relevant expertise are
not excluded from the Board due to affiliation with or
representation of entities that may have a potential interest
in the Board's advisory activities, so long as that interest is
fully disclosed to the Administrator and the public and
appointment to the Board complies with section 208 of title 18,
United States Code;
"
Quote
"in the case of a Board advisory activity on a
particular matter involving a specific party, no Board member
having an interest in the specific party shall participate in
that activity;
"
Quote
"Board members shall be designated as special
Government employees; and no federally registered lobbyist is appointed to the Board."
http://youtu.be/D1kx39GNbcc

Do you really think the GOP would really pass something in favor of the EPA and Environmentalists? They get paid by oil companies to deny anything about climate change.
Democrats also dislike nuclear energy, a safer fuel alternative than fossil fuels


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ITT:  People that haven't read the bill.
Quote
"Each member of the Board shall be qualified by education,
training, and experience
to evaluate scientific and technical
information on matters referred to the Board under this section."
Quote
"at least ten percent of the membership of the Board
are from State, local, or tribal governments;"
Quote
"persons with substantial and relevant expertise are
not excluded from the Board due to affiliation with or
representation of entities that may have a potential interest
in the Board's advisory activities, so long as that interest is
fully disclosed to the Administrator and the public and
appointment to the Board complies with section 208 of title 18,
United States Code;
"
Quote
"in the case of a Board advisory activity on a
particular matter involving a specific party, no Board member
having an interest in the specific party shall participate in
that activity;
"
Quote
"Board members shall be designated as special
Government employees; and no federally registered lobbyist is appointed to the Board."
http://youtu.be/D1kx39GNbcc

Do you really think the GOP would really pass something in favor of the EPA and Environmentalists? They get paid by oil companies to deny anything about climate change.
Democrats also dislike nuclear energy, a safer fuel alternative than fossil fuels
And they're retarded for that.


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We always say to fight fire, you must use fire. This is wrong. Fighting fire with fire will leave scars and a new flame will rise. We must instead use water. It is the opposite of fire, it extinguishes the fire, it cools, it refreshes, it heals. We are made up of 70% water, we are not made up of 70% fire. Please practice what we truly are
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Democrats also dislike nuclear energy, a safer fuel alternative than fossil fuels
I say we should change the name of it to something else. It's as if people are against it only because of the word "nuclear".  I skimmed through this, but it seems like nearly everything about it is dated ignorance.
Last Edit: November 22, 2014, 05:38:51 AM by BerzerkCommando


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This is pathetic, Cheat
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