they dont' gotta burn the books, they just....remove 'em?
This was a Slashdot post....eerily, it was immediately taken down. It would appear that the Administration's contempt for its scientific establishment continues. First there were NOAA scientists who were told not to speak to the public about ongoing climate research. Now records that were formerly public are now being withdrawn from public scrutiny. In an internet age, the leadership in Washington seems to be operating on a teletype script.
"In a move that has been termed 'positively Orwellian' by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Executive Director Jeff Ruch, George W. Bush is ending public access to research materials at EPA regional libraries without Congressional consent. This all-out effort to impede research and public access is a [loosely] covert operation to close down 26 technical libraries under the guise of budgetary constraint. Scientists are protesting, but at least 15 of the libraries will be closed by Sept. 30, 2006."
"In a move that has been termed 'positively Orwellian' by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Executive Director Jeff Ruch, George W. Bush is ending public access to research materials at EPA regional libraries without Congressional consent. This all-out effort to impede research and public access is a [loosely] covert operation to close down 26 technical libraries under the guise of budgetary constraint. Scientists are protesting, but at least 15 of the libraries will be closed by Sept. 30, 2006."