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Biden administration launches task force to ensure scientific decisions are free from political influence The Biden administration is creating a task force to review the federal government’s scientific policies to ensure they are free from inappropriate political influence, as several top health officials under former President Donald Trump publicly admit they faced political pressure while doing their jobs amid the coronavirus pandemic. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy...

Biden administration launches task force to ensure scientific decisions are free from political influence The Biden administration is creating a task force to review the federal government’s scientific policies to ensure they are free from inappropriate political influence, as several top health officials under former President Donald Trump publicly admit they faced political pressure while doing their jobs amid the coronavirus pandemic. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy...

Trump Appoints Pair of Climate Science Deniers to NOAA While Climate-Fueled Fires and Storms Rage Sep 24, 2020 @ 17:30 The White House has made a pair of controversial appointments to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), positioning within the climate science agency two individuals who consistently misrepresent and disagree with the scientific consensus on various issues concerning climate change and who have notable ties with conservative think tanks that disseminate cli...

Biden: Science team among the brightest, most dedicated 02:38 Washington (CNN)The Biden administration is creating a task force to review the federal governments scientific policies to ensure they are free from inappropriate political influence, as several top health officials under former President Donald Trump publicly admit they faced political pressure while doing their jobs amid the coronavirus pandemic. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy said in a letter to agencies ...

A Mom’s Research (Part 2): Texas Freezing and Global Warming Commentary A few days ago, my husband and I were chatting about the freezing weather in Texas and the resulting blackouts. My daughter got grumpy when she heard us and said, “So you don’t believe in global warming?” “Not necessarily. If you want to convince me, answer my questions,” my husband said. “First, is it true that we have global warming? See how cold Texas gets and how much snow we are getting.” “Scientists ...

But am loving watching mr Musk leading the charge , McFlock 4.1.1.1 That dude pisses me off. I give him a 20% chance of creating indentured servitude on Mars or just creating an elysium satellite for rich people in orbit. bwaghorn 4.1.1.1.1 Probably but the frontier is always a wild place . Humans are expansionist to our core might as well accept it and get on with . Going way out west to chance your luck on mars has to be preferred to the lofty goal...

POLITICO Biden may be stuck with the cronies and allies Trump appointed to government boards Biden’s team is looking into whether it can replace dozens of Trump’s last-minute appointments to boards and commissions. It won’t be easy. Corey Lewandowski speaks outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center on Nov. 5, 2020, in Philadelphia. At left is Pam Bondi. | Matt Slocum/AP Link Copied Before leaving office, Donald Trump appointed dozens of allies and former aides to a wide range of governme...

Case study - identifying myths and fallacies in Climate Science (Mis)Information Briefs Posted on 28 January 2021 by BaerbelW This short blog post and the linked PDF document is the result of a collaborative effort by Anne-Marie Blackburn, Dana Nuccitelli, Bärbel Winkler, Ken Rice and John Cook. When the climate change (mis)information briefs pushed by David Legates and others started to make the rounds in January 2021 we wondered whether or not they would be worth spending any time to debun...

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Governors Wind Energy Coalition Two Trump appointees are being investigated for posting reports denying climate change. Source: By Lisa Friedman, New York Times • Posted: Monday, January 25, 2021 The Commerce Department’s Office of Inspector General said it will investigate an incident earlier this month in which two former Trump appointees posted debunked scientific reports denying the existence and significance of man-made climate change, purportedly on behalf of the...