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The Hunger Games, climate change, and the 99%
As a Hunger Games fan, I braved the crowds to catch the movie this past weekend along with another $155 million worth of fans – though I wasn’t crazy enough to go to one of those midnight showings. CSW first … Continue reading
“Greedy Lying Bastards” – forthcoming film a “searing indictment” of the fossil fuel industry
“Craig Rosebraugh, a US filmmaker and political activist, has produced a feature-length documentary that demands to be seen,” writes Leo Hickman in the UK Guardian. “If the trailer and impressive roster of interviewees are anything to go by, it's likely … Continue reading
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Dr. Jon Krosnick: Public opinion on climate change and its impact on voting
On October 14, CSW found Dr. Jon Krosnick, Stanford social psychologist and public opinion expert, at a seminar hosted by Resources for the Future. Dr. Krosnick has consistently shown through research on public opinion and its relationship to voting habits … Continue reading
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Environmental Information Initiative: “An Agenda to Strengthen Our Right to Know”
A broad coalition of groups and individuals active in protecting human and environmental health has produced a comprehensive list of policy recommendations to greatly strengthen government transparency and community engagement in decisions that affect public health and the environment. Climate … Continue reading
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Climate scientist Ben Santer elected to U.S. National Academy of Sciences membership
The National Academy of Sciences announced on May 3 the election of 72 new members and 18 foreign associates from 15 countries in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Among the newly-elected members is Dr. Benjamin … Continue reading
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Stephen Schneider and the millennial generation
“When we stumble onto those moments of wonder when we have pushed back the frontier of human knowledge, Steve is smiling. Whenever we find Steve’s courage to stand up to the forces of unreason, Steve is cheering. And whenever we … Continue reading
Text of John Holdren’s talk at the Stephen Schneider Memorial Celebration, December 12, 2010
John P. Holdren, President Obama’s Advisor for Science and Technology, spoke on “Climate Change Science and Sanity: Steve Schneider’s Extraordinary Contributions to Both” at a memorial celebration attended by hundreds of people on the campus of Stanford University. We were … Continue reading
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Al Franken: “Grassroots supporters of net neutrality are beginning to wonder if we've been had” by Obama and FCC Chairman Genachowski
“The good news is that the Federal Communications Commission has the power to issue regulations that protect net neutrality,” writes Sen. Al Franken. “The bad news is that draft regulations written by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski [are] worse than nothing” … Continue reading
Proposed Interior Dept scientific integrity policy fails to address political abuse of science
The U.S. Department of the Interior’s “Proposed Scientific Integrity Policy” addresses only issues of scientific misconduct by government scientists, while ignoring the problem of political interference in and misuse of science, which has been by far the greater problem at … Continue reading
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Lawsuit seeks answers to why Obama Administration officials lowballed BP oil blowout estimates
The Obama administration is hiding the memos and e-mails behind official scientific assessments of the size of the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a lawsuit filed September 16 by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility … Continue reading
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