Category Archives: Climate Science Censorship

Tribute to Rick Piltz by Louis Clark, President of the Government Accountability Project

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Climate Science Watch

  Remarks delivered by Louis Clark, President of the Government Accountability Project on November 16, 2014 at the Piltz Memorial Service held at the World Wildlife Fund headquarters, Washington, D.C.

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Remembering Rick Piltz

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Nicky Sundt

We provide here a listing of notable blog posts, articles and other statements about Rick Piltz published since 18 October 2014. We will update this list regularly, so check back.  Material is listed in reverse chronological order.  If you wish … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Rick Piltz

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Nicky Sundt

The founder and director of Climate Science Watch, Rick Piltz, passed at 2:46 a.m. on Saturday, 18 October 2014. In the spring of 2005, Rick resigned from his position with the Coordination Office of the U.S. Global Change Research Program to protest … Continue reading →

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"Obama and Harper — Modes of Support for Fossil Fuel Development"

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Climate Science Watch

The United States and Canada exemplify the power of the dominant energy interests. The governments of both countries strongly support the expansion of domestic fossil energy extraction, production, and export. But the collision between climate science and energy politics, and … Continue reading →

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Government scientific integrity issues in Canada and the U.S. – Earthbeat Radio interview

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Rick Piltz

The Canadian government appears to be politically filtering scientific information. And while the Obama administration is an improvement over its predecessor on scientific integrity, there remain unresolved issues, including federal agencies being more than a year late with new protections … Continue reading →

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Canada’s ‘creeping authoritarianism’ in political pre-screening of scientists’ media contact

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Rick Piltz

Documents obtained through freedom of information law show how Canada’s Harper government is controlling federal scientists’ ability to communicate with journalists on scientific issues. The requirement for ministerial-level pre-approval for media contacts applies broadly, not only to politically contentious issues … Continue reading →

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Leaked document says Canadian federal climate scientists being blocked from media contact

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Rick Piltz

A dramatic reduction in Canadian media coverage of climate change science issues is the result of Harper government rules to control interviews by Environment Canada scientists with journalists, according to an internal Environment Canada federal document. “The document suggests the … Continue reading →

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EPA attempt to limit free speech by agency lawyers Laurie Williams and Allan Zabel violates the law

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Rick Piltz

EPA’s attempt to limit freedom of speech by two agency lawyers, Laurie Willaims and Allan Zabel, who have spoken out in opposition to proposed cap and trade climate legislation, violates the law, says Louis Clark, President of the Government Accountability … Continue reading →

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On “Editing Scientists” at the White House Council on Environmental Quality

Posted on November 1, 2009 by Rick Piltz

Scientific American contrasts CEQ chair Nancy Sutley’s stated position on science and policy at the White House with what we observed, reported, and documented under her Bush-Cheney CEQ predecesors, and what the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee discovered in … Continue reading →

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“The Denial Machine” – Index on Censorship reviews the Bush record on climate science

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Rick Piltz

In “The Denial Machine,” Climate Science Watch director Rick Piltz reviews eight years of the climate change disinformation campaign in the Bush administration for a special end-of-2008 issue of Index on Censorship devoted to examining the Bush legacy on human … Continue reading →

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