Category Archives: Science-Policy Interaction

Hansen: It’s time for the politics to follow the science on global warming

“President Obama speaks of a ‘planet in peril,’ but he does not provide the leadership needed to change the world’s course. Our leaders must speak candidly to the public,” James Hansen writes in a powerful op-ed column in the New … Continue reading

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Sherwood Rowland Senate testimony on IPCC, science censorship, and the need for climate action

Dr. F. Sherwood Rowland (1927-2012) testifying at a hearing on "Climate Change Research and Scientific Integrity," held by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, February 7, 2007. Text of Dr. Rowland's testimony below.

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Sherry Rowland and the ozone denialists

In 1995, shortly before F. Sherwood Rowland (1927-March 10, 2012) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for collaborative work two decades earlier on the fundamental chemistry of stratospheric ozone depletion, a House Science subcommittee held a hearing, chaired by Rep. … Continue reading

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What to do when the White House sets science aside?

John Holdren says, “as the President’s science and technology advisor, it is my duty to ensure that when science is relevant to policy-making, the very best science—and the best thinking about that science—is at the table for consideration on its … Continue reading

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Wilson Center panel: New research on climate change and conflict links

Global climate change has the potential to significantly undermine the resource base upon which people have built their livelihoods and socio-political institutions, thus potentially contributing to armed conflict or violent social unrest.  As we move beyond the question of whether … Continue reading

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The collision of climate science and politics, part 2 – lecture at American University, November 2011

“If we were to continue on a long-term trajectory that continues the trajectory we’re on now, then – unless the leading scientists have everything wrong that they’ve been saying, which I doubt – we’re facing a huge problem of sustainability … Continue reading

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The collision of climate science and politics, part 1 – lecture at American University, November 2011

“It was evident to me from the first global warming hearing I went to, in 1988, that this was going to be a huge problem for our society to deal with….” First of a two-part transcript from a talk at … Continue reading

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Obama administration to expand offshore drilling in Alaska and Gulf of Mexico

BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig ablaze (Photo: U.S. Coast Guard) "There’s been no fundamental reform that can keep the Gulf of Mexico or the Arctic safe from the next spill catastrophe.” the Center for Biological Diversity noted in response to the … Continue reading

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Al Jazeera interview on Muller Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature study

“The obstacles to action on climate change are not really about science and science communication anymore, they’re about politics, and the political resistance to taking action,” we told Al Jazeera English TV in a story about the confirmation of global warming … Continue reading

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"Climate Change: From Science to Policy" - webcast videos from the 2011 Stephen H. Schneider Symposium

Stephen Schneider Archived webcast videos from the 3-day 2011 Stephen H. Schneider Symposium, "Climate Change: From Science to Policy," held at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, August 24-27, 2011, have been posted online. The 15 Symposium sessions reflected the … Continue reading

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