When 'science' is used to drive public policy

Comment to Dot Earth, 12/30/10 and 1/4/2011, "On Warming, Antarctica, Clouds and Peer Review," Andy Revkin

#4. "Andy,

You praise peer review but ignore it fatal flaws. Specifically, there are no ethical standards regarding conflict of interest when it comes to peer review and the

• anonymity of reviewers means they are never held accountable.

Such standards may have been good enough when scientists were talking among themselves but

• when science is being used to drive public policy

the public has a right to demand much

• higher standards of disclosure.

• It is time for change."

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