Last week's AskAScienceBooger question was "What's the most important local political race to you this year (as a citizen, as a scientist)?..." My answer is Richard Pombo's race in the 11th District in California. Pombo is currently Chair of the...
Posted on November 7, 2006 2:35 PM • 0 Comments
I can hear your little minds whirling. "If the Democrats take back Congress, why, why, why that means that science will be respected again!" Right. Here are some things to look for in the 110th Session. One big "problem" (if...
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Posted on November 6, 2006 12:58 PM • 7 Comments
[Note: eye candy below the fold, at the bottom of the post.] A few days ago some hunters in the San Isabel National Forest (center of the state in the mountains west of Colorado Springs) claim to have spied a...
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Posted on September 29, 2006 10:07 AM • 2 Comments
Forget about climate change. The most interesting intersection between science and politics in the U.S. right now is endangered salmon issues in the Pacific Northwest. There you have what I call the "interest triangle" of power consumers, farmers and fish...
Posted on January 21, 2006 12:41 AM • 0 Comments