With President Obama now in office through 2016, a relentless threat lurks in his second administration, sly and irresistible. It is the corps of government scientists who failed to amass all the power over development that they expected during his first term.

What do scientists know and how do they know it? And why does a scientist’s vote on public policy issues count more than yours or mine?

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