Via Chris Mooney, who has long been a major proponent of bringing back the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA)--particularly in his seminal work The Republican War on Science--comes a link to a petition that you can sign to show your support for the OTA. Do it!
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Bringing back the OTA is high on my list of priorities. Thanks for bringing the petition to my attention.