Gag order against bee scientist
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- Published on Sunday, 30 October 2016 12:15
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Jonathan is relying on you to fight back against the relentless harassment he's facing after publishing groundbreaking bee research.
Will you chip in to help fund his legal defense and mobilize grassroots support for scientific freedom?
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Dear A,
You'd probably just find it confusing at first. Picture being an an award-winning scientist -- you've just published your latest findings. And then your government tries to stop you speaking about your research. And when you refuse, you're suspended -- then fired.
That's exactly what happened to Jonathan after he discovered a link between bee die-offs and bee-killing pesticides.
Now he’s attempting to continue his research in the private sector, and the USDA is STILL harassing him by blacklisting him from USDA-funded research grants and pressuring other scientists to not collaborate with him.
It’s time for the USDA to end their attacks on scientific freedom. Will you chip in to help defend Dr. Lundgren and his efforts to research what’s killing the bees? Part of your donation will go directly to Dr. Lundgren's legal defense and SumOfUs will use the rest to organize grassroots support.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is notoriously friendly with giant corporate agribusinesses, and lobbyists for big pesticide companies like Monsanto and Bayer don’t want government researchers looking into the impact of bee-killing pesticides.
But rarely have we seen such a blatant and ongoing assault on scientific freedom, even at the USDA.
SumOfUs members have donated tens of thousands of dollars to help our friends at Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) defend Dr. Lundgren. With our help, Dr. Lundgren has fought back by filing a whistleblower complaint, a scientific integrity complaint, and a federal lawsuit.
Dr. Lundgren’s case has gotten enormous press coverage, and he was personally honored with the Joe A. Calloway Award for Civic Courage—a prestigious award for public-interest activism.
But the USDA continues to harass Dr. Lundgren, and as long as that continues, it’s sending a chilling effect to researchers everywhere. That’s why we must continue to fight for his right to conduct research freely, without lobbyist interference or government censorship. Will you chip in to help us stand with Dr. Lundgren? Part your donation will go directly the Dr. Lundgren's legal defense and SumOfUs will use the rest to organize grassroots support.
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Thanks for all that you do,
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