The prosecutor argues that regardless of who made the statement, the scientists on the committee are responsible for failing to come out and correct it.
In a joint statement, the scientists – from the US, Germany, Japan, China, India, Brazil and South Africa – rebutted claims that high-efficiency coal can be a low-emissions technology.
In "And on the Eighth Day, God Went Green" (column, Feb. 11), John Tierney minimizes the problem of global warming with the cavalier statement that scientists are unsure of how much the earth will heat up or of how much damage will be done.
The statement urges scientists who want to use genome editing in human embryos to "consider carefully the category of embryo used".
In their statement, the scientists argue that government guidance "needs to be made comprehensive so that it is clear that any portrayal of creationism and 'intelligent design' as science (whether it takes place in science lessons or not) is unacceptable".
On 31 October, the Royal Society issued a statement warning scientists "to exercise due caution before making financial commitments" to EAS, which began earlier this year as a dues-paying organization but now bestows memberships free of charge.
A statement by scientists compiled after the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico argued that "oil, when combined with dispersants in the water column is more toxic to marine species than either oil or dispersant alone" and "can enter the marine food chain and bio-accumulate in animal tissue".
It has also stimulated a consensus statement among scientists actively engaged in research in this field, the "Prague Declaration on Endocrine Disruption".
Lead is one of the most studied toxicants, and overwhelming scientific evidence demonstrates that lead is toxic to several physiological systems in vertebrates, including the nervous, renal, cardiovascular, reproductive, immune, and hematologic systems (Health Risks from Lead-Based Ammunition in the Environment A Consensus Statement of Scientists 2013).
