DUE IN 5 HOURS- ANSWER 2 QUESTIONS IN 1 PAGE FOLLOWING A SHORT READING

- DUE IN 5 HOURS

- Look at the issue of science and politics

- Review the background information

- Then, AFTER reading the attached readings, write a 1 page response to the following questions: (use outside resources as well)

QUESTIONS: 

Do you feel that scientists should be cut out of the policy making process, particularly on environmental issues, when their research is proven and widely accepted and is being ignored and disputed? Politicians ultimately make the decisions, but shouldn't the scientists have a voice?

Do you feel that lobbyists and special interest groups exert too great of an influence and act as an impediment to finding solutions to, and providing the funding for, research for the environmental problems we face?

Remember to cite your sources using proper APA format.