The Bush administration's environmental actions are comparable to the Catholic Church's 17th century attempt to censor Galileo.
"History repeats itself. White House officials this month struck scientific findings supporting global warming from an Environmental Protection Agency "comprehensive" report, replacing them with ambiguous phrases of dubious interest. In response, Christie Whitman, the EPA head, deleted the report's entire chapter on climate change."
Thanks to Chris Steins
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