https://gregladen.com/blog/2015/03/24/science-museums-cut-ties-to-big-carbon-kick-out-the-kochs/ Sat, 13 Feb 2016 18:18:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 https://gregladen.com/blog/2015/03/24/science-museums-cut-ties-to-big-carbon-kick-out-the-kochs/#comment-476398 Sat, 13 Feb 2016 18:18:07 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=20995#comment-476398 […] will less ideologically tainted money come from? Greg Laden explores the thorny issue, and also shares a letter signed by 67 top scientists and a petition that you can add your name to as […]

]]> https://gregladen.com/blog/2015/03/24/science-museums-cut-ties-to-big-carbon-kick-out-the-kochs/#comment-476397 Wed, 22 Apr 2015 18:12:17 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=20995#comment-476397 Research will always be dominated by where funding comes from, and the funding will always almost entirely come from big corporate to fund the research that benefits them. It is a sad fact of the world we live in – Big corporations call the shots at the expense of citizens.
15263968

]]> https://gregladen.com/blog/2015/03/24/science-museums-cut-ties-to-big-carbon-kick-out-the-kochs/#comment-476396 Mon, 20 Apr 2015 14:24:30 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=20995#comment-476396 This is a classical catch 22 situation and I’m sure we could debate the positive and negatives of the matter at hand for hours. In my personal opinion I believe that a balance should be found when it comes to funding from large( often with a bad environmental reputation). corporations. If the funding is cut the research and education of that would benefit future generations would not exist, but on the other hand funding from the wrong people like the Koch Brothers would steer the research into the wrong direction as pointed out in the blog. I will definitely put my vote on the petition. (15078869)

]]> https://gregladen.com/blog/2015/03/24/science-museums-cut-ties-to-big-carbon-kick-out-the-kochs/#comment-476395 Sun, 19 Apr 2015 21:04:29 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=20995#comment-476395 The problem lies in the fact that if the scientists did try and stand up and say ‘Hey, don’t mess with our research’, I’d wager a guess to what would happen to their funds…i.e it would stop. And secondly, to ask scientists to fund the research is like asking for infinite energy by plugging an extension cord into itself. The funding they get from these corporations ARE their salaries! Not every scientist wants to throw away there life savings for trivial research purposes . (like the reason no one is funding hydroluminescence, it’s damn near pointless)

]]> https://gregladen.com/blog/2015/03/24/science-museums-cut-ties-to-big-carbon-kick-out-the-kochs/#comment-476394 Sun, 19 Apr 2015 13:29:41 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=20995#comment-476394 allowing donor to influence the information published can cause unnecessary problem.

]]> https://gregladen.com/blog/2015/03/24/science-museums-cut-ties-to-big-carbon-kick-out-the-kochs/#comment-476393 Sun, 19 Apr 2015 13:26:25 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=20995#comment-476393 Doners should not have more power then the other people.

]]> https://gregladen.com/blog/2015/03/24/science-museums-cut-ties-to-big-carbon-kick-out-the-kochs/#comment-476392 Sun, 19 Apr 2015 12:30:55 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=20995#comment-476392 I also agreed that museums should derive policies that decrease the influence of their donor from the information that they publish to the public. Because this the reduce the donor getting overpowered and have the controls on their hands

]]> https://gregladen.com/blog/2015/03/24/science-museums-cut-ties-to-big-carbon-kick-out-the-kochs/#comment-476391 Sat, 18 Apr 2015 21:31:47 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=20995#comment-476391 The real question lies on who is willing or capable to provide funding instead of having to rely on large greedy corporations . as long as they provide the money they will always have more say and influence .

]]> https://gregladen.com/blog/2015/03/24/science-museums-cut-ties-to-big-carbon-kick-out-the-kochs/#comment-476390 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 12:39:25 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=20995#comment-476390 these Koch brothers fund science for their benefit of getting social license,the do not have best interest of science.this is a pure greed.this have everything to do with making their pockets fat than making it possible to find more information about science.

]]> https://gregladen.com/blog/2015/03/24/science-museums-cut-ties-to-big-carbon-kick-out-the-kochs/#comment-476389 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 19:08:32 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=20995#comment-476389 The donor are the ones messing up the information so they have to be stopped from doing that and Katuchero you are wrong they are the one to blame

]]>