More Bogus "Science"

In the government, for Leftist purposes of course:

"The report, titled “Under the Microscope: An examination of the questionable science and lack of independent peer review in Endangered Species Act listings,” did not include input from committee Democrats or a response from the Obama administration. The GOP study researched the federal government’s peer review process for 13 different endangered species listings made by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) since July 2013 and found examples of a lack of transparency and consistency.

The agency, according to the report, sometimes employs peer reviewers who authored studies on the species they are reviewing. The GOP staff determined that the peer review process as currently employed by the FWS “relies on a network of scientists who, if nothing else, have a professional and academic interest in the outcome of the ESA listing decisions they are being asked to review.”

“In recruiting peer reviewers, the FWS appears to favor scientists whose views on a species are already well known rather than more independent scientists in other academic or professional fields who would be able to bring a fresh perspective to the science the FWS is citing to support its ESA listing decisions,” it said.

The FWS does not have clear or consistent procedures in place across all regional offices to ensure that potential peer reviewers undergo a screening to identify possible conflicts of interest or impartiality, the report said. The agency furthermore doesn’t consistently disclose information regarding who serves as peer reviewers, the instructions they are given or the substance of their comments."

It's hard to be surprised by any government malfeasance these days. It's corrupt, top to bottom. And that includes any claim to science which is made by the government.