The Union of Concerned Scientists polled 1600 scientists working in the Federal Government to determine the level of suppression of information for political purposes they were experiencing. A very large number of respondents acknowledged that their work had been edited, that contacts with the media were closely monitored and, in some cases, canceled and there was a general anti-science attitude at the Executive level.

When faced with a climatic disaster the magnitude of global warming this kind of Big Brother craziness should be treated as criminal activity.