I had mentioned this to Andrew a few weeks ago, not sure where it stands from a USARK point of view, but there is a formal complaint process we could use to rebut the USGS report.

http://www.doioig.gov/index.php?menuid=382&viewid=511&viewpbid=512&viewtype=PAGE&pb=Y&btnid=127

Look under "Standards of Conduct Violations" and "Alleged or suspected situations potentially affecting public confidence in the integrity of the Department"

The allegation in the press release and the letter from the scientists that USARK sent out was that the USGS report is not an authoritative scientific publication, but rather a report drafted to support a predetermined policy.

Basically, we’re saying that the USGS is guilty of “junk science for hire”, it’s hard to get any less confident in a "supposedly" scientific organization’s integrity than that…

Maybe if we had a few thousand complaints, the USGS would feel compeled to look into it. Getting these documents recognized as "junk science" should go along way in disarming the opposition.

Mark




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