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Chris Mooney is a visiting associate in the Center for Collaborative History at Princeton University and the author of three books, The Republican War on Science, Storm World, and Unscientific America.
Sheril Kirshenbaum is a marine biologist and author at Duke University. Sometimes she's a classicist, radio jock, or congressional staffer. Never sure what's next, she continues to enjoy the journey. For more information, visit her website.
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Science Debate
October 31, 2007
Category: Politics and Science
[Marbled Murrelet: "Hey, over here! Look how cute I am! Forget the CDC scandal, focus on me!"] Okay: We all know about the forced editing of the CDC testimony. Outrageous stuff--and the kind of misbehavior that just makes the...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 2:12 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Global Warming and Hurricanes
My latest Science Progress column just went up. It's about what we can and can't say about global warming and the California wildfires--and the strong parallels between the climate-wildfire debate and the climate-hurricane debate. A quotation: ...an important generalization...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 10:40 AM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Personal
Halloween 2007 finds me dressed as a pirate doing my part to combat global warming! And now a reader poll on this 31st day of October... Which of the following do you find scariest and why? (answer in comments) a)...
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 7:54 AM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 30, 2007
Category: Global Warming
The paper arrived for the first time at our place here in Silverlake today. Something about getting your local rag really makes you feel like you're rooted in a new location. But though that observation might sound uplifting--and hey, this...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 2:00 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Conservation
Before we jump on the iron fertilization bandwagon, there are a few things important things to consider...
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 11:20 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 29, 2007
Category: Hurricanes
Just when you thought hurricane season was over...Nope. Here's Tropical Storm Noel. Probably not going to get very intense...but a major rainfall risk in the Caribbean. I had gotten fond of saying that this Atlantic hurricane season came in like...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 12:06 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Politics and Science
It's nice to wake up in The District again. Today I'm headed over to the Hill to talk about the interface between climate and oceans. Iron fertilization and U.N. Law of the Sea are among the myriad of topics to...
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 8:08 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 28, 2007
Category: Media and Science
Last Tuesday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency faked a news briefing about their response to the California wildfires. Really. There was a script and questions came from FEMA employees. Turns out no actual reporters were present. So sure, it was...
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 9:58 AM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 27, 2007
Category: Global Warming and Hurricanes
As usual, the president's science adviser has been trotted out to explain away the administration's latest misbehavior with respect to climate science. Marburger just put out a statement (PDF), defending White House changes to CDC director Julie Gerberding's testimony. Because...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 12:25 PM • 15 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 26, 2007
Category: Politics and Science
This weekend I'm returning to my old stomping grounds to brief Hill folks on oceans, climate, and their interface in the policy realm. I'm looking forward to catching up with friends and Autumn is a wonderful time to be back...
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 2:16 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
