Apr 23 2006
Politics and Science
The paradox: science is powerful, decides human fate. At the same time, science is powerless, as the following article in NYT tells. A Senator, a lawn-mower manufacturer in the midwest and the south team up together, by proposing endless science studies, to “filibuster” state and federal environmental protection agency’s effort to clean up emissions from lawn mowers.
Names: Christopher S. Bond, Republican of Missouri and Briggs & Stratton
“Mr. Ostrander, the spokesman for Mr. Bond, said of a possible safety commission study, ‘It’s hard to argue against increasing scientific knowledge to avoid people getting burned or having their houses burned down.’”