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Published online 30 April 2008 | 453, 16 (2008) | doi:10.1038/453016a
Column: Party of One
Demonstrably wrong
Public-private demonstration projects are a good way to test technology in the field. But the driving force is often more political than scientific, argues David Goldston.
The US government will spend about $2.4 billion this fiscal year on applied research into energy efficiency and renewable sources, coal, oil, gas and nuclear energy.
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Twice in this article, you say "begs the question" when you mean "raises the question". This is no mere pedantic quibble (like wanting "data" to be recognised as plural), but the blunting of an analytical tool.