Politics and Climate Change

Today word comes that a survey produced by the Union of Concerned Scientists demonstrates that the current administration, which has dragged its feet on climate initiatives, had pressured government scientists to tone down or not talk about climate change/global warming etc.

Jobs, economics, etc. are important considerations, but politics shouldn't steer science. It is for the same reason that religion shouldn't steer science. Scientists need to be free to speak their mind, and the politicians have to decide what to do with the information. We are called to be stewards of resources and always remember that we're not the last generation on earth.