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Jerry Brown says 'virtually no Republican' believes climate change science
2014-05-18 15:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Politifact: California Gov. Jerry Brown claimed that virtually no Republicans believe in climate change science. More than 1,500 wildfires have ravaged California so far in 2014, more than twice the state sees in an average year. On ABC's This Week, Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, cited scientific research that links the increased number of fires to the state's changing climate. Host George Stephanopoulos asked Brown how he'd adapt to the future, given skepticism among Republicans in Washington. Short answer:...
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Climate Change Deniers Not to Be Swayed by Science
2014-05-17 22:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian Liberty Voice: Climate change deniers now have leverage according to recent reports that a major academic journal has suppressed the findings of a study that would sway readers previously held views on the actual rate of climate change. The same journal, the Environmental Research Letters, was criticized last year for endorsing an article that stated 97 percent of climate change reports agree with the hypothesis that the change is anthropogenic, or human caused. The criticism levied at the journal brings up an...
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The Republican War On Science: From Climate Change To Reproduction
2014-05-17 09:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Moderate Voice: There is good reason that, going back to the Bush years, only six percent of scientists identify themselves as Republicans. For several years Republicans have promoted views contrary to facts as demonstrated by the scientific method, and commonly distort science to justify their positions. We have seen more examples of this with Marco Rubio`s denial that human action is responsible for climate change despite overwhelming evidence that this is the case. Some on the right have come to Rubio`s defense....
United Kingdom: Rejected climate science paper contained errors, says publisher
2014-05-16 18:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Climate change scientists have reacted angrily to charges that an academic paper was rejected by a peer-reviewed journal because of intolerance of dissenting views. A paper by a group of researchers headed by Lennart Bengtsson, a University of Reading research fellow, was turned down for publication by Environmental Research Letters. Bengtsson was briefly a board member of the climate sceptic organisation the Global Warming Policy Foundation, founded by former UK chancellor of the exchequer Nigel...
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Operations Engineer for Science Missions Ground Segment and Operations Services
2014-05-16 15:37:40| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Operations Engineer for Science Missions Ground Segment and Operations Services Telespazio VEGA Deutschland has been supporting the European Space Industry for over 30 years, including ESA, DLR, EUMETSAT and CNES. This is an opportunity a qualified OperationsSystem Engineer to work in the space domain. This position is based in Germany, Darmstadt fully on customer side at ESOC. The position is a limited part time position 20hr per week until 31st of December there are very high chances that starting from January 2015onwards this position will evolve into a permanent fulltime position. RESPONSIBILITIESDUTIES Operations service provision in the area of operations support for future Science missions Review of operational concepts and design descriptions Module and unit level reviews, when required Review of ground segment design Review of ground segment, satellite and instrument operations procedures and automation Review of mission planning concepts Contribution to ground segment specifications and other project level documents. Review of RF link budgets and contribution to communication concepts. Support to the generation of operations concept documents and mission assumptions documents Organizational support, e.g. support of review logistics, planning documents, etc. The envisaged science missions to be supported are CHEOPS project support for non ESOC ground operations PHOOTPRINT INSPIRE ATHENA Plato CDF studies potentially PHOOTPRINT in cooperation with NASA, ATHENA, SPICA, NASAJPL to Europa, ESACAS QUALIFICATIONSEXPERIENCE The candidate should have a University degree or equivalent education in Electric or Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or Telecommunications Engineering. ESSENTIAL SKILLS Experience in working in an operational environment Knowledge of satellite or ground operations Service provision will be exclusively in English Wellorganised, able to prioritise and manage several activities in parallel DESIRABLE SKILLS Familiarity with operations planning and validation Familiarity with operational simulators and control systems Experience with RF link budgets and communication concepts Experience with mission planning Familiarity with the ESOC working environment Familiarity with SEOSAT operations procedures and or with spacecraft based on the same spacecraft bus. Familiarity with effective teamwork principles and team building aspects Experience in review participation Experience in space documentation preparation Basic knowledgeexperience in the functioning of science instruments. BENEFITS Competitive salary plus a comprehensive benefits package including 30 days holiday, generous training possibilities and Telespazio VEGA Deutschland pension scheme is offered to the successful candidate. APPLICATION You are looking for a challenging position in a very interesting, international environment? Then you should send your detailed application preferably online with your availability and current salary status.
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