Overview

Identify mechanisms to preserve and advance the integrity of the publicly-funded scientific research enterprise, especially on climate change. Shine a public spotlight on the process by which the federal science agenda is developed and funding choices are made.

Participants | Related Initiatives

Related Initiatives

  • American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
    Scientific Freedom, Responsibility and Law Program: Its relevance to the bridging institution is its involvement with scientific freedom issues, namely, monitoring developments, speaking out when appropriate, and providing internal support on this issue to other AAAS bodies. Its chief activities concern issues such as public access to data, intellectual property, research integrity, human and animal subjects in experiments, and ethics of genetics and stem cell research.
  • Climate Science Watch
    Watchdog tracking cases of government interference in climate science. Founded in summer 2005 by Rick Piltz who from 1995 to 2005 held senior positions in the U.S. Climate Change Science Program. Is an offshoot of the Government Accountability Project, a 28-year-old nonprofit public interest group.

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