Mashable: If you thought the days of abusing federal powers to go after climate scientists as they conduct legitimate research went out of style with the Bush administration or the "climategate" affair, think again.
Meet Rep. Lamar Smith, a Republican from Texas' 21st congressional district just north of San Antonio.
Smith chairs the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, a perch he's used to push his anti-climate science views. Smith has sought to cut NASA's earth science budget, for example,...