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Scientists targeted for cuts working on politically charged issues
2015-06-08 18:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The group of state Department of Natural Resources scientists that Republican lawmakers targeted for cuts has been working on a number of politically charged issues in recent years, including climate change, pollution and mining. Republicans say the cuts are designed to refocus the DNR on more practical research projects that help hunters and anglers. But Democrats say the GOP wants to slap the researchers down as political payback. It has to be political, Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, a member...
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World Health Organization urges more politically correct disease names
2015-05-14 20:48:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: World Health Organization World Health Organization (WHO) called on scientists, national authorities and the media to follow best practices in naming new human infectious diseases to minimize unnecessary negative effects on nations, economies and people. read more
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Reminder: There are many big, politically connected companies lobbying for net neutrality regulations
2014-11-20 09:09:09| Air Courier - Topix.net
Newish tech companies like Netflix, Tumblr, and Vimeo are lobbying in favor of federal regulations on net neutrality. In the past, giant content providers like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft have supported some sort of net neutrality regulation.
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Reminder: There are many big, politically connected companies lobbying for net neutrality regulations
2014-11-20 03:08:55| Trucking - Topix.net
Newish tech companies like Netflix, Tumblr, and Vimeo are lobbying in favor of federal regulations on net neutrality. In the past, giant content providers like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft have supported some sort of net neutrality regulation.
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Climate Change Denial: A Costly, Politically Dangerous Gamble
2014-05-27 05:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
MintPress: Half of the United States is suffering through drought conditions - including all of California, which saw huge swathes of the San Diego area swept by raging wildfires this month. In the Midwest, major rainstorms and tornadoes inundated the Mississippi floodplain for days, causing millions of dollars in damage. In Baltimore, hurricane-intensity rain contributed to the collapse of a city street. It is the consensus of the scientific community that the Earth is sick. According to the National Climate...
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