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Texas textbook war: Decision near climate science dispute
2014-11-20 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: The Texas State Board of Education approved nearly 100 new social studies textbooks on Friday, none of which include climate denial. A five-year battle over the teaching of climate change in Texas classrooms may come to an end Friday when the state Board of Education votes on which social studies textbooks to approve for its more than 1,200 school districts. Until this week, many of the textbooks under consideration included inaccuracies on climate change--the science behind it and the policies...
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Is Ranching An Art Or A Science? Or Both?
2014-11-20 13:44:00| Beef
When I am engaged in managerial thought and decision-making, I often wonder if beef production is art or science? And is it good science or bad science or, perhaps good science poorly applied? Or, is it good art or bad art, or an attempt at good art that is poorly done? Strategic Planning For The Ranch read more
Q&A: A call for local science to tackle air pollution
2014-11-17 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
SciDevNet: According to the WHO, bad air quality was responsible for 7 million deaths in 2012. In this interview Paulo Saldiva, dean of the department of pathology at the University of So Paulo, explains that there are no measures to protect people against air pollution, and so public health policies are vital to avoid serious consequences, particularly in large cities. He says the science needed to address the risks of air pollution is in place, but that poor countries lack the resources to implement it with...
Science Offers New View of Hopes for Human Survival
2014-11-16 15:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate News Network: Two American scientists have just sought to find a way of answering the ultimate global warming question: how long can any species last once it has discovered how to exploit fossil fuels and change the conditions under which it first evolved? In doing so, they have sidestepped the great challenge of astrobiology. This is that all thinking about life in the universe is handicapped by a simple problem: because there is only one so-far identified instance of life in the universe, it is impossible...
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NPPC Names Assistant Director of Science and Technology
2014-11-12 22:37:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: National Pork Producers Council The National Pork Producers Council has named Daniel Kovich as assistant director of science and technology, focusing on food and feed safety and animal handling issues. Kovich, who begins his duties Nov. 17, will be located in NPPCs Washington, D.C., office, reporting to NPPC Chief Veterinarian Liz Wagstrom. read more
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