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Revision as of 22:21, 20 October 2003 by Evercat (talk | contribs) (global warming not mentioned)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The politicization of science occurs when governments use legal or economic pressure to influence research, especially when this influence retards the progress of science.
Frederick Seitz charges that such politiciziation makes it virtually impossible for scientists to get funding to pursue hypotheses which run counter to prevailing ideas about ozone depletion.
- "Here is an example. I'd love to know more facts about halogen compounds that come out of volcanoes. If I went to a federal agency and asked to get funded for such a study, they would probably throw me out. Why? Because looking at this question assumes the need to look further into issues related to possible sources of presumed depletion of ozone. It would also suggest that the concept that man-made CFCs are the greatest threat to the ozone layer may not tell the whole story."