Note: I just received this update from ScienceDebate’s Shawn Otto reminding us of the following debate on climate science on Thursday, November 1 in D.C.
The Debate We Should Have Had: Science, Climate and the Next Four YearsFeaturing Obama campaign surrogate Kevin Knobloch and former Republican congressman and Delaware governor Mike Castle.Moderated by ScienceDebate.org‘s Shawn Otto and ClimateDesk Live’s Chris Mooney. Thursday, November 1, 2012 In the aftermath of hurricane-cyclonic storm Sandy’s fury, this debate will raise questions about why the Presidential campaigns have been silent on global warming and the predictions that climate scientists have made about extreme weather phenomena such as superstorms, such as Sandy, infernos experienced last summer in Colorado, major droughts, and extreme flooding. If you cannot be present for livestreamVigo over to sciencedebate.org anytime after the 11:AM debate.
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NIH Mass Firings: A Turning Point for Science
This week, thousands of National Institutes of Health (NIH) employees were fired. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is based in Atlanta. It is only a few miles from my home. It was also included in the layoffs. It’s one of 27 institutes and centers of the NIH.
The Journal of Nature described the NIH mass firings as one of the darkest days.” The article quoted Michael Osterholm, an infectious diseases epidemiologist at the University of Minnesota. He said, “This will go down as one of the darkest days in modern scientific history in my 50 years in the business. These are going to be huge losses to the research community.”
So far, 20,000 NIH employees have been fired. This group includes the directors of four institutes of NIH. These are NIAID (Allergy & Infectious Disease), NICHD (Child Health), NIMHD (Minority Health), and NINR (Nursing Research)..
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