[cogitator]

Thanks for the bump. I think it's a poor PR move by the Bush Administration, but then they aren't worrying much about how many scientists are going to vote for them, I think.

The main reason that it's bad PR is that it comes right on the heels of the released documents showing how much influence industry had on the crafting of the energy policy and how little influence environmental groups had. But the environment and even energy is not a hot-button issue right now, despite the current Mideast turmoil.

[alaskanfan]

The main reason that it's bad PR is that it comes right on the heels of the released documents showing how much influence industry had on the crafting of the energy policy and how little influence environmental groups had.

That's funny, I read that the environmentalists were invited but refused to attend. I suppose that we should rely on the opinions of Hollywood stars in the crafting of our energy policy rather than anyone that is actually in the energy industry?