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Mike Dunford was a graduate student in the Department of Zoology at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, where he studied evolution. Life as an army spouse has since moved him on to Pensacola, where he's currently trying to figure out what to do next. While he's doing that, he writes stuff here, although not usually in the third person. He's also a contributer to The Pandas Thumb. As is the case with everyone else here, his opinions are his own, and do not necessarily represent those of any organization he is affiliated with.
Category: Science and Public Safety
Over the last few days, there has been a fair amount of discussion about the Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act (HR 669). Some of that has occurred in the comments on my blog post on the subject, and quite...
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Category: Science, Policy, and Management
GrrlScientist and I are typically on the same side of issues, but this time that's not the case. She is very concerned about some of the implications of a bill that's currently making its way through the House of...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 9:38 AM • 19 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Science, Policy, and Management
The Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch is one of the only reality shows I can watch without rooting for the painful demise of 2/3 of the cast, preferably before the first commercial break. I genuinely enjoy the show, not just...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 10:39 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Medicine
Back in 2005 and 2006, I wrote a few posts about the insanely arbitrary decision making process that the FDA was pretending to use to justify its obviously pre-determined conclusion to restrict the availability of the Plan B "morning...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 11:51 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
If you're looking for a good read this morning, I suggest you pop over to the Washington Post's Opinion pages. Scibling Chris Mooney has an excellent op-ed in there today, in response to George Will's recent climate change denial...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 8:29 AM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Science, Policy, and Management
The 2009 State of the Birds report, released yesterday, is not a happy read. Over the last 40 years, bird populations in the United States have not been doing well, as a whole. There are a few hopeful signs...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 10:01 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Science and Politics
Those of you who followed the recent (and prolonged) saga involving thed anonymous holds that were blocking confirmation of John Holdren (the President's nominee for Science Adviser) and Jane Lubchenco (the NOAA Administrator nominee) will no doubt be relieved...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 8:28 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Science and Public Safety
Update 2: PTWC has cancelled the regional warning. A tsunami was in fact generated, but the waves have been measured and are very small (about 1.5 inches in height). Updated: The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center states that a tsunami...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 4:21 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Science, Policy, and Management
A couple of weeks ago, Interior Secretary Ken "Cowboy Hat" Salazar went ahead with a decision to remove endangered species protections from grey wolves in several western states. The decision in question was first proposed by the Bush Administration,...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 11:43 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Science, Policy, and Management
The New York Times has just reported that the Senate Commerce Committee held a closed-door, unannounced markup earlier today. During the markup, the Committee unanimously approved both John Holdren and Jane Lubchenco, and both nominations are expected to move...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 6:35 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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