White House adviser linked to cuts in climate-change report

摘要

The chief science adviser to President George W. Bush came under fire last week for his role in watering down congressional testimony on the health effects of global warming.rnJulie Gerberding, director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, had briefed senators on the subject at a hearing on 23 October. As required, she submitted her written testimony 24 hours in advance to the White House — which then proceeded to chop it in half. Detailed comments from the office of John Marburger, the president s science adviser and director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), may have played a part.