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Call for More Science in Large-scale Livestock Debate
2013-05-27 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - The debate around large-scale livestock farming has to shift away from emotion and focus on science if UK farmers are to be given the opportunity to produce more food in a sustainable way. That is the conclusion of a conference in Edinburgh last week.
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Oklahoma disaster tests Dems' ability to mix climate science with emotional appeals
2013-05-25 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: President George W. Bush is said to have quipped while in office that "I don't do nuance" -- a trait that today's hyperpartisan Washington, D.C., often appears to share. Democrats faced the challenge of communicating scientific nuance head-on this week when a devastating Oklahoma tornado raised the question of how to link climate change to extreme weather events, given the already thorny politics of disaster aid. The trouble began Monday as a fatal, milewide tornado descended on Moore, Okla.,...
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Science Group Criticizes Politicians for Global Warming Distortions
2013-05-23 17:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Its great to see the Union of Concerned Scientists offering nonpartisan criticism of elected officials for distorting in both directions whats known about the role of human-driven global warming on several fronts, from tornado ferocity to hurricane losses. Heres the statement the group circulated to reporters this morning: We recently noticed a small flurry of policymaker statements on climate change that struck us as inaccurate or misleading. At the same time, weve received several...
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In GOP-run House, has science left the building?
2013-05-23 11:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: I was optimistic when I began reading the Washington Post op-ed on climate change by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), current chairman of the House Science Committee. He began with a plea for a thoughtful and objective discussion of climate science. But like Lucy snatching the football away from Charlie Brown, he quickly dashed my hopes as he proceeded to provide a one-sided view of the state of climate science. Rep. Smith neglected to acknowledge that the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and 18 U.S....
Science addition at Maryland school receives LEED gold
2013-05-22 22:05:00| American School & University
Science building at the German School Washington in Potomac, Md., incorporates numerous green features. Green Schools read more
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