RE: paleonet Re: time for gloves to come off

["Dr. Lisa E. Park" <lepark@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Peter--

That was a great Op/Ed! I would encourage others in the US to write to their
editorial pages.  The more letters  and pieces that get published, the more
that people will understand what is truly going on: an attack on science in
America.  It is everywhere, not just in paleobiology, but climate change
research, environmental protection and biotech.

By the way, do people know that the cell phone company Verizon supports the
Discovery Institute?  In the NY Times series last week on the escalating
intelligent design movement, it was revealed that the Verizon Foundation is
a contributor.

I think it is pretty ironic that a science-and-technology based company
would be supporting an organization that is attempting to undermine science
education in the US.  If you would like to contact them about this, here is
their URL:

http://www22.verizon.com/customersupport/contactus/corporate/verizonfoundati
on/

Switching phone carriers might also help send them a message.

Lisa Park



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Professor Peter D Ward
Dept of Biology
The University of Washington
Seattle, 98195
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