Miller-McCune has an article, featuring me a lot, about why the Obama administration failed (not through any fault of its own, really) to restore science to Washington, as the president pledged in his inaugural address. Instead, we're on the verge of having a new army of climate deniers in Congress. My first quote about this situation evinces general shock at how far we've tumbled, and how fast:
“I did not feel then,” Mooney said, thinking back on the last election, “the sense that it would derail this quickly, this badly.”
What happened? Well, ClimateGate happened. Then the Tea Party happened. Climate science got stronger, but the issue became highly politicized and resistance became stronger than ever. I'm quoted on this, too:
"I think there’s no clear relationship between an increase in scientific knowledge and increasing public acceptance, if the issue is controversial. They can completely go in the opposite direction, ...
