Category Archives: Press

Bad News for Science at Newsweek Magazine, says SPPI

By | August 10, 2007

WASHINGTON, DC, August 10, 2007 “The Third International Mathematics and Science Study Results reveal that US public school children are remarkably sub par in math and science capabilities. Apparently things are not much brighter for the adults at Newsweek Magazine,” reports Robert Ferguson, President of the Science and Public Policy Institute (www.scienceandpublicpolicy.org).

Newsweek mimics tobacco industry tactics

By | August 6, 2007

“Newsweek’s latest cover story predicting ‘global warming’ catastrophe is no more scientific and no less incredible than its story 30 years ago predicting ‘global cooling’,” said Robert Ferguson, President of the influential Science and Public Policy Institute (www.scienceandpublicpolicy.org).

Scientists Rally Around NASA Chief After Global Warming Comments

By | July 12, 2007

For Immediate Release  WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Jun. 1 -/E-Wire/– "NASA's top administrator, Michael Griffin, speaking on NPR radio made some refreshingly sensible comments about the present global warming scare," said Robert Ferguson, Director of the Science and Public Policy Institute. "Many rationalist scientists agree with him, clearly demonstrating there is no scientific consensus on man-made, catastrophic global… Read More »