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Bate and Switch: How a free-market magician manipulated two decades of environmental science. Call major environmental groups and ask them about Roger Bate. The reply is always: Who? Few know he's the man who spread the myth that environmentalists, by fighting to ban DDT, have heartlessly caused millions of malaria deaths worldwide. Natural Resources News Service. 1 June 2009.
Obama offers new hope for science. As George Bush exits and the inauguration of Barack Obama nears, few constituencies are as hopeful and relieved as American scientists. Toronto Star, Ontario. 4 January 2009.
Cautious optimism for Obama's policy on science. Many of the scientific troubles Barack Obama inherits in the federal government aren’t about money. They strike at deeper questions of scientific integrity and the process government uses to include science in policymaking. Second of two parts. Miller-McCune. 18 December 2008. [related story]
An eroding mission at EPA. EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson, whose image over four years morphed from scientist to ideologue, will leave office as one of Bush's most loyal and controversial cabinet members. His decisions alarmed environmentalists, infuriated his own scientists, and led to calls from Democrats for his resignation. Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania. 7 December 2008. [related stories] [Registration Required]
Bush may introduce environmental regulations. In its waning days, the administration of President George W. Bush may roll out a number of new environmental regulations, the effects of which could persist long after Bush leaves office on 20 January 2009. Nature. 5 November 2008.
Despite sceptics' noise, scientific consensus is growing. Anyone keeping up with current affairs could be forgiven for thinking scientists are riven with doubt over climate change. Sydney Morning Herald, Australia. 2 August 2008. [Registration Required]
4 Senate Dems urge EPA chief to resign. Four Senate Democrats called on EPA chief Stephen Johnson to resign Tuesday, alleging that he gave misleading testimony to Congress and repeatedly bowed to pressure from the White House to avoid regulating greenhouse gases. San Francisco Chronicle, California. 30 July 2008.
Climate skeptics seize on cold spell. Some scientists, opinion writers, political operatives and other people who challenge warnings about dangerous human-caused global warming have jumped on a rash of recent cold spells as a teachable moment. New York Times. 2 March 2008. [Registration Required]
Climatologist out after 28 years. Patrick J. Michaels' role as state climatologist at the University of Virginia came to a quiet end this summer. Michaels' utility industry funding and controversial views made him a lightning rod on climate change. Charlottesville Daily Progress, Virginia. 27 September 2007. [related story]
The truth about denial. If you think those who have long challenged the mainstream scientific findings about global warming recognize that the game is over, think again. Newsweek. 5 August 2007.
The heat is on. Like all good scientists, Scudder Mackey was skeptical 15 years ago when he began hearing predictions that increasing amounts greenhouse gases in the atmosphere would lead to global warming. But that skepticism has crumbled with mounting evidence. Detroit Metro Times, Michigan. 3 July 2007.
School bus company falsified emissions test data, suit says. Public-interest groups say the company nation's largest school-bus operator has falsified emissions tests on the diesel exhaust-belching vehicles and has failed to warn children exposed to carcinogenic chemicals, as required by California law. San Francisco Chronicle, California. 16 May 2007.
A convenient untruth. Like holdouts in the Alamo, the last of the climate skeptics plug away at the thousands of mainstream scientists now arrayed against them. And they bridle when asked if they take money, as nearly all do, from ExxonMobil. Vanity Fair. 17 April 2007.
Traditional covert influence of industry on occupational and environmental health policies has turned brazenly overt in the last several years. More than ever before the OEH community is witnessing the perverse influence and increasing control by industry interests. Government has failed to support independent, public health-oriented practitioners and their organizations, instead joining many corporate endeavors to discourage efforts to protect the health of workers and the community. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health [PDF]. 2 March 2007. More... [related stories]
Adopting the tobacco industry's disinformation tactics, ExxonMobile funneled nearly $16 million between 1998 and 2005 to a network of 43 advocacy organizations. Their goal was to confuse the public on global warming science, and they attempted to portray their advocacy as a positive quest for 'sound science' instead of business self-interest. Smoke, Mirrors & Hot Air. Published by Union of Concerned Scientists. 4 January 2007. [related stories]
Climate change special: State of denial. The attacks on Kevin Trenberth, who argued that last year's devastating Atlantic hurricane season, which spawned hurricane Katrina, was linked to global warming, fit a familiar pattern. New Scientist. 3 November 2006.
Climate science on trial. The 'hockey stick' graph--showing a sharp increase in temperature over the past 100 years after 9 centuries of relative stability-- has become one of the most scrutinized scientific graphs in recent memory. Chronicle of Higher Education. 6 September 2006. [related stories]
The many travails of Ben Santer. One of the world's leading climate modelers has long been a target for contrarians and climate skeptics. Environmental Science & Technology. 9 August 2006. [related stories]
Making money by feeding confusion over global warming. Ever wonder why so many are still confused about global warming? One Colorado electric cooperative has admitted to paying $100,000 to a university academic who prides himself on being a global warming skeptic. ABC News. 28 July 2006. [related stories]
Climate researchers feeling heat from White House. Scientists doing climate research for the federal government say the Bush administration has made it hard for them to speak forthrightly to the public about global warming. Washington Post. 6 April 2006. [related story] [Registration Required]
Hot or not. Oregon's official weatherman has good news about global warming-it doesn't exist. According to his critics, he is one of the most dangerous men in Oregon. Willamette Week, Oregon. 25 March 2006. [related story]
White House spin reaches science research. Federally funded scientists have touched off firestorms for publishing research results that run counter to Bush administration policies. Christian Science Monitor. 2 March 2006.
Call for openness at NASA adds to reports of pressure. Top political appointees in the NASA press office exerted strong pressure during the 2004 presidential campaign to cut the flow of news releases on glaciers, climate, pollution and other earth sciences. New York Times. 16 February 2006. [related story] [Registration Required]
The political science test. Growing numbers of researchers say their findings are being discounted, distorted or quashed by Bush Administration appointees. Time Magazine. 5 February 2006. [related stories]
'Loony' jibe at US policy over climate. Britain's most senior scientist warned that Christian and Islamic fundamentalists now threaten to create a blighted, blinkered world worthy of Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four. London Observer, United Kingdom. 27 November 2005.
Politics as Usual, and Then Some. Critics have complained that the Bush administration is pursuing its political and ideological goals even when they are in conflict with agency data, professional analysis and legal procedures. New York Times. 20 November 2005. [related story] [Registration Required]
New product for US industry: 'manufactured doubt.' By generating and publicizing uncertainty about the scientific underpinnings of proposed action on air pollution, global warming, the health effects of tobacco and other subjects, industries have been able to ward off regulation and buy valuable time. Austin American-Statesman, Texas. 29 June 2005. [related stories] [Registration Required]
Global Warming Skeptic Argues U.S. Position in Suit. The US government has enlisted an outspoken skeptic of global warming in a legal fight with environmental groups over U.S. funding for overseas energy projects, angering several prominent climate researchers because the government's arguments contradict scientific understanding. Science. 22 April 2005. [related stories] [Subscription Required]
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