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The '''Union of Concerned Scientists''' (UCS) takes the liberal side on of the [[nuclear arms]] race and the environment.

The '''Union of Concerned Scientists''' (UCS) takes the liberal side on of the [[nuclear arms race]] and the environment.

Founded by physicist [[Henry Kendall]], UCS began as a collaboration between students and faculty members at MIT in 1969. [http://www.ucsusa.org/ucs/about/] It includes some fifty thousand scientists and citizens across the United States.  

Founded by physicist [[Henry Kendall]], UCS began as a collaboration between students and faculty members at MIT in 1969. [http://www.ucsusa.org/ucs/about/] It includes some fifty thousand scientists and citizens across the United States.  

They accused the Bush administration of suppressing science, but without giving a single example. Instead, they simply cited a survey in which 8% of scientists said their work had been "changed". (This is based on a survey sent to 1,600 scientists; 1,292 didn't even fill out the survey.<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16886008/ Bush administration in hot seat over warming]</ref>)

They accused the Bush administration of suppressing science, but without giving a single example. Instead, they simply cited a survey in which 8% of scientists said their work had been "changed". (This is based on a survey sent to 1,600 scientists; 1,292 didn't even fill out the survey.<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16886008/ Bush administration in hot seat over warming]</ref>)

[[John Marburger]] said:

John Marburger said:

*"Many of its statements and conclusions … were perverse oversimplifications of complex issues. .... I think it's hard, maybe impossible, for an advocacy organization to be entirely science-based." [http://blogs.physicstoday.org/newspicks/2009/03/in-profile-union-of-concerned.htm]

*"Many of its statements and conclusions … were perverse oversimplifications of complex issues. .... I think it's hard, maybe impossible, for an advocacy organization to be entirely science-based." [http://blogs.physicstoday.org/newspicks/2009/03/in-profile-union-of-concerned.htm]

[[Ron Bailey]] took UCS to take over its stance on [[biotechnology]] (see [http://intermexfreemarket.blogspot.com/2009/04/yielding-to-ideology-over-science.html Yielding to Ideology Over Science]).  

Ron Bailey took UCS to take over its stance on [[biotechnology]] (see [http://intermexfreemarket.blogspot.com/2009/04/yielding-to-ideology-over-science.html Yielding to Ideology Over Science]).  

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