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But you know it is bullshit. You complain about not enough facts and when presented with facts you don't have the time. I have your number, it was worth it.
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ace....yep, I know its bullshit.
Here are the facts from the Department of Interior Inspector Generals report on Julie McDonald:
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Through interviewing various sources, including FWS employees and senior officials, and reviewing pertinent documents and e-mails, we confirmed that MacDonald has been heavily involved with editing, commenting on, and reshaping the Endangered Species Program's scientific reports from the field. MacDonald admitted that her degree is in civil engineering and that she has no formal educational background in natural sciences, such as biology.
While we discovered no illegal activity on her part, we did determine that MacDonald disclosed nonpublic information to private sector sources, including the California Farm Bureau Federation and the Pacific Legal Foundation. In fact, MacDonald admitted that she has released nonpublic information to public sources on several occasions during her tenure as Deputy Assistant Secretary for FWS. (my edit - including information on the bull trout while the field work was still in progress - you cant do that!)
The OIG Office of General Counsel's review of this investigation indicates that MacDonald's conduct violated the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) under 5 C.F.R.92635.703 Use of Nonpublic Information and 5 C.F.R.5 2635.101 Basic Obligation of Public Service, Appearance of Preferential Treatment.
This case is being referred to the Department of the Interior (DOI) for potential administrative action against MacDonald
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specifically on the bull trout:
Agent's Note: In a number of e-mails and comments on the Bull Trout CHD, MacDonald forced a reduction in critical habitat miles in the Klamath River basin from 296 to 42 miles.
http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/s...-Report_JM.pdf
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ace, those are the facts!
She may not have broken the law; she just violated federal regulations by interfering with scientific field reports and sharing those nonpublic reports (draft reports in progress) with affected industries.
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So far this still seems more like a political issue rather than a scientific one to me.
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Exactly! It is political manipulation of the work and findings by career scientists. That is the whole point of this entire thread!
And you still dont see anything wrong with that?