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Your Air Quality, Now Jun 15, 2010
May 3-7, 2010 was Air Quality Awareness Week Here is a welcome tool that can provide you with an easily-accessible indicator of your local air quality. Go to the AIRNow Web Site to get national air quality information.
Sidney Draggan
DiscussionCentral: Reaction to System Failure Jun 1, 2010
From its Earth and Climate section, ScienceDaily reports on research that indicates, ". . . people generally do not act on information about the effects fossil fuel-based products . . . Question: Given the prevalence of media reports and supposed attention given to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, what do you make of these findings published i […]
Sidney Draggan
DiscussionCentral: Analyses of Climate Change May 19, 2010
Climate Change Choices for the U.S. The National Research Council, on Wednesday, May 19, 2010, released three reports within its America's Climate Choices suite of studies. The reports were requested by the U.S. Congress—to inform responses to climate change. Question: How useful do you think these reports will be in addressing climate cha […]
Sidney Draggan
DiscussionCentral: President’s Cancer Panel Report May 8, 2010
President's Cancer Panel: Environmentally caused cancers are 'grossly underestimated' and 'needlessly devastate American lives. "The true burden of environmentally induced cancers has been grossly underestimated," says the President's Cancer Panel in a strongly reported report that urges action to reduce people's wi […]
Sidney Draggan
DiscussionCentral: Climate Change Confirmed? May 1, 2010
Climate Change Indicatorsin the United States The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency notes that “Collecting and interpreting environmental indicators play a critical role in our understanding of climate change and its causes. An indicator represents the state of certain environmental conditions over a given area and a specified period of time. Example […]
Sidney Draggan
DiscussionCentral: Citizen Participation Informing Decision-Making on S&T Apr 28, 2010
A report from the Science and Technology Innovation Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars defines the criteria for a new technology assessment function in the United States. Q: Do you believe that scientists (or other “experts”) are ready or able to entertain the opinions or concerns of laypersons?
Sidney Draggan
Human Health Perspective: On Climate Change Apr 24, 2010
The Interagency Working Group on Climate Change and Health (IWGCCH) has prepared a report outlining the range of research needs on the human health effects of climate change titled "A Human Health Perspective: On Climate Change". The IWGCCH states that:
Sidney Draggan
DiscussionCentral: So You Say You Are Green Apr 8, 2010
ScienceDaily reports on research conducted at the University of Minnesota. The research acknowledges that “Environmentally friendly products are everywhere one looks. Energy efficient dishwashers, bamboo towels, the paperless Kindle and, of course, the ubiquitous Prius are all around.” But, . . . Q: How do you see the need for status as influencing […]
Sidney Draggan
Energy Crops Impacts on Soil and Environment Apr 5, 2010
Humberto Blanco-Canqui of Kansas State University reports in Agronomy Journal that: "Crop residues, perennial warm season grasses, and short-rotation woody crops are potential biomass sources for cellulosic ethanol production. While most research is focused on the conversion of cellulosic feeedstocks into ethanol and increasing production of biomass, t […]
Sidney Draggan
Electronic Waste: Policy Priority Mar 29, 2010
Jinglei Yu and co-authors report in Environmental Science and Technology on proposed regulations, now under debate in the U.S. Congress to ban the export of electronics waste. The authors say in their policy analysis that the regulations would likely make a growing global environmental problem even worse.
Sidney Draggan

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Carl Sagan Quote

"I have -- maybe ill-placed -- a foreboding of an America in my children's generation, or my grandchildren's generation, when all the manufacturing industries have slipped away to other countries; when we're a service and information-processing economy; when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public interest even grasps the issues; when the people have lost the ability to set their own agendas, or even to knowledgeably question those who do set the agendas; when there is no practice in questioning those in authority; when, clutching our crystals and religiously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties in steep decline, unable to distinguish between what's true and what feels good, we slide, almost without noticing, into superstition and darkness." - Carl Sagan 1994

60 Minutes to Highlight Consequences of Global Warming

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On Sunday, Feb. 19, at 7 p.m. ET/PT, the CBS News Magazine 60 Minutes will highlight a segment on the consequences of global warming. In the segment, Bob Corell, one of the world’s foremost authorities on climate change states, “The oceans in the Northern Hemisphere are the warmest theyâ€™ve been on record.” (more…)

Posted under Environment, General, The Media by Stephen Nodvin on Friday 17 February 2006 at 11:22 pm

Bush’s Proposed FY2007 Budget Changes

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New budget plan squeezes education, Medicare;
$2.77 trillion proposal boosts defense spending, cuts other programs

Posted under General by Stephen Nodvin on Monday 6 February 2006 at 5:38 pm

Positive News: Improving Student Literacy and American Competitiveness

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Recently, there have been three potentially positive developments on U.S. efforts to improve student literacy and American competitiveness. Members of the Senate, the House, and the White House have begun to respond to reports in recent months regarding declining literacy in college graduates and the poor performance of our high school students (particularly in math and science) compared to their peers in other countries. (more…)

Posted under Education, General, Politics, Science by Stephen Nodvin on Sunday 5 February 2006 at 3:10 pm

Communication Strategies of the Intelligent Design Movement

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Laurie Goodman graciously allowed the posting of her writings regarding Intelligent Design on this blog:

The controversy surrounding Intelligent Design is front and center in the news these days, and nothing could make its proponents any happier. (more…)

Posted under Education, General, Political Interference in Science, Politics, Religion, Science, The Media by LaurieGG on Saturday 4 February 2006 at 6:01 pm