Bush Pressure on Scientists Far Wider Than Previously Thought

30 Jan 07

A survey results of federal scientists showed 46 percent felt pressure to eliminate the words “climate change,” “global warming” or similar terms from communications about their work. The scientists also reported 435 instances of political interference in their work over the past five years.

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Bill Miller

DeSmog author takes the spotlight in global-warming documentary

18 Jan 07

Ross Gelbspan, a renowned climate-change author and one of the founders of DeSmogBlog, is at the Sundance Film Festival this week as a star in the documentary Everything’s Cool , a “toxic comedy” about global warming coming to America.

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Richard Littlemore

Fifth Estate Slams the "Denial Machine"

16 Nov 06

CBC's news magazine show the fifth estate slammed Dr. S. Fred Singer and company out of the park last evening with the " Denial Machine" , a 40-minute documentary that gave context to the current climate change debate.

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Richard Littlemore

Make ClimateScienceWatch.Org Required Reading

30 Oct 06

If you haven't already visited - and bookmarked - www.ClimateScienceWatch.org, you should rush on over. The site is run by Rick Piltz (hear a podcast recorded at the Society of Environmental Journalists [SEJ] conference) and it keeps a sharp eye for what Washington is doing (or not doing) with the information that is generated by U.S. scientists.

A great example is Piltz's post on the new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) website, which Piltz says, "reveals limitations that point to continuing political interference."

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