TIPs provide a credible and balanced scientific discussion of important environmental issues.
Download a PDF version Sound Science Sound science is a popular term that means different things to different people. When used to support a position on a controversial issue or decision, sound science generally means I ve got the facts on my side. The fast pace of today s science and its role in making important decisions makes it imperative that policy-makers, the media, and the general public are able to distinguish the facts from mere interpretations of a biased constituency. Decision-makers and those who inform them must be able to judge the quality of the science and reasoning that supports a position and must know whether a set of scientific findings is really meaningful to a decision. The TIP describes what sound science means and does not mean, describes ways in which sound science is used to set public policy, and offers some practical suggestions for judging the adequacy of technical studies and their interpretation.