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sidebar3.jpg 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.

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October 31, 2007

Just Another Politics/Science Scandal, Oh Oh

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...

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From Hurricanes to Wildfires: How to Think About Climate-Disaster Linkages

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...

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HALLOWEEN Reader Poll

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)...

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October 30, 2007

In Which I Start Reading the LA Times....

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...

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I get email: Iron Fertilization 101

Category: Conservation

Before we jump on the iron fertilization bandwagon, there are a few things important things to consider...

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October 29, 2007

Grassy Noel

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...

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Another Roadside Attraction at The Pentagon

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...

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October 28, 2007

FEMA Fakes a Press Conference

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...

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October 27, 2007

John Marburger Does it Again

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...

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October 26, 2007

Back to The Hill

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...

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