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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I>The Republican War on
Science</I>, by Chris Mooney, will be the subject of a lecture by the author at
the Woods Hole Community Hall on Monday, November 14<SUP>th</SUP> at 4 pm.<SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none">Chris Mooney is a
freelance journalist who specializes in science and politics.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>He is the Washington correspondent for
<I>Seed </I>magazine, a journal devoted to the intersection of science and
society, and he has written articles for <I>The American Prospect</I>, <I>Mother
Jones</I>, <I>The Washington Post</I>, and <I>Slate</I>, among others.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">On his Weblog, “The Intersection” (<A
href="http://www.chriscmooney.com/blog.asp"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT
color=#336699>www.chriscmooney.com/blog.asp</FONT></SPAN></A>), he has posted
comments on science and politics almost daily for the past two
years.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">In <I>The Republican War on
Science</I>, Mr. Mooney’s first book, he contends that right-wing politicians
have built institutions designed to discredit working scientists and that the
Bush administration has developed an unprecedented hostility toward “the very
foundations of objective knowledge.”<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>It has attacked stem cell research and denied evolution, and, he says,
the most “staggering example” of abuse is the White House’s editing of the
global warming section in the Environmental Protection Agency’s report on the
environment.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Mr. Mooney further
believes that the media isn’t helping the situation, because, in trying to
create “balanced” reporting, “<SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">journalists repeatedly allow science abusers
to create phony ‘controversies,’” even though a particular issue is not an
arguable one based on its scientific merits.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Following his talk, Mr. Mooney
will sign copies of his book, which may be purchased at the event.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Sponsored by Eight Cousins Bookstore of
Falmouth, t<SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">he lecture is free and open
to the public. </SPAN><I>The Republican War on Science</I> is currently
available at Eight Cousins and elsewhere. For further information, call <SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt">508-548-5548 or visit </SPAN><SPAN
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