Yes, I did notice this and was wondering if anyone would remark on it. The FDA one was clearly critical of the agency. Many of the others seemed to be targeting, albeit indirectly, the current executive branch. Maybe I just read more in that was there, however.
:) On Mon, July 9, 2007 12:52 pm, Warren W. Aney wrote: > Did anyone else notice now many of these cartoons are anti-government and > anti-government employee? Isn't the real problem our anti-science > administration (just one part of government) and not the agencies and > employees who are trying to get it right? > > Warren Aney > Senior Wildlife Ecologist > (503)246-8613 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Michael Halpern > Sent: Monday, 09 July, 2007 05:49 > To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU > Subject: Wildlife Preserves... > > > ..is just one of the topics addressed in Science Idol 2007: the Scientific > Integrity Editorial Cartoon Contest, sponsored by the Union of Concerned > Scientists. See the finalists and choose your favorite by July 23, 2007 at > http://ucsaction.org/campaign/science_idol_2007_vote. > > On issues from drug safety to global warming, federal political appointees > have censored, manipulated, and distorted science on issues from global > warming to endangered species to air pollution. Earlier this year, four > "celebrity" cartoonist judges--Garry Trudeau, Tom Toles, Dave Coverly, and > James McLeod--helped UCS narrow hundreds of entries down to the 12 > finalists > that will be published in the 2008 UCS scientific integrity calendar. > > Now, the American people get to choose the grand prize winner. Visit > http://ucsaction.org/campaign/science_idol_2007_vote to see these 12 great > cartoons and cast your vote today! > > Everyone who votes will automatically be entered to win one of fifty 2008 > calendars. And anyone who gets five other people to vote using the > tell-a-friend feature on the UCS website will be entered to win one of ten > t-shirts featuring the grand prize winner. Tell your friends and > colleagues > about this opportunity by visiting > http://ucsaction.org/campaign/science_idol_2007_vote/forward > > Last year's cartoons are hanging on walls in universities, government > labs, > and the halls of Congress as a constant reminder of the importance of > independent science to federal policymaking. Help us make this year's > contest have even more of an impact--vote today at > http://ucsaction.org/campaign/science_idol_2007_vote. > > > Michael Halpern > Outreach Coordinator > Scientific Integrity Program > Union of Concerned Scientists > 1707 H Street, NW, Suite 600 > Washington, DC 20006-3962 > (202) 331-5452 > fax: (202) 223-6162 > http://www.ucsusa.org/scientific_integrity > Malcolm L. McCallum Assistant Professor of Biology Editor Herpetological Conservationa and Biology [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
