Climate scientists gathered in Washington, D. C., to meet with congressional staff and to emphasize the importance of climate science and its role in protecting jobs, infrastructure, and public safety.
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Protecting the Science of Climate Change
A scientist recalls the politically motivated editing of climate change science in government reports, offering insight into why the reality of climate change was hard for officials to accept.
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Obama Highlights Climate Change and Infrastructure Needs
“No challenge poses a greater threat to future generations than climate change,” the president said.
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Common Ground with New Congress Sought by Interior Secretary
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell discusses working with Congress, climate change, and scientific integrity during talks at the American Geophysical Union’s Fall Meeting.
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Social Sciences Can Help Meet Climate and Energy Challenges, DOE Head Says
The social sciences have an increasing role in the U.S. Department of Energy’s climate and energy agenda. They can also help meet climate and energy challenges, says Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz.
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Report Calls for Balancing Energy Security, Energy Equity, and Environmental Concerns
Report focuses on the energy “trilemma” of energy security, energy equity, and environmental sustainability.
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Six of the L’Aquila Seven Acquitted in Appeal
Six of the accused L’Aquila seven acquitted.
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Greenland Premier Calls for Balanced Development of Natural Resources
With Greenland confronting environmental and economic challenges, Premier Aleqa Hammond has called for developing natural resources while protecting the environment and dealing with climate change.
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Interior Secretary Focuses on Climate Change, Fiscal Concerns
Climate change is “the defining issue of our time,” Department of the Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said during her 18 June keynote address at the AGU Science Policy Conference in Washington, D. C.