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vranespic.jpg Kevin Vranes has a phud in Physical Ocean- ography and Cli- matology. He now studies sci- ence policy and politics at the CSTPR. (More in the about.)

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Science+White House:

Let's get the story straight on science R&D funding

That there is something of a "culture war" going on between the Bush Administration and the American science community is fairly clear (although the invective is pretty one-sided, making me wonder if the Admin thinks it is in a war...

Sure, nuclear power is renewable, isn't it?

I'm not much into shooting fish in a barrel or beating dead horses, but I just heard a Bush quote from today on energy that made me shudder a bit. Bush, stumping for a return to nuclear energy (a push...

The in vitrites vs. the stem cellers

Strange juxtaposition in the Times yesterday on the stem cell stuff. Two pictures ran under the page A1 story on Bush's veto -- one of Harry Reid and a wheelchair-bound passenger for prop purposes (apologies to the actual person, but...

Resource extraction: silence and consent

It's been clear for a long time why environmental issues don't get the same political traction as issues like crime, security, taxes, job and health care. Ask a bunch of voters whether environmental problems are important and a large majority...

Hansen, part III

If you'll excuse my quiet few days (traveling and without a real computer), I'll get back to the Hansen bidness. The reason I got into this blogging business in the first place is to throw ideas out there, hear other...

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