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Fri, 2008-08-29 11:06Kevin Grandia
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Palin denies climate change realities on first day as McCain's running mate

What are the ramifications of a US Vice President that is willing to shrug off the scientific realities of global warming?

Guess we'll find out if John McCain takes the White House. In an interview with Newsmax today, McCain's vice-presidential running mate Sarah Palin stated that:

"A changing environment will affect Alaska more than any other state, because of our location. I'm not one though who would attribute it to being man-made. "
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Mon, 2008-06-02 17:28Mitchell Anderson
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NASA Slammed for Fudging Climate Science

A scathing report from NASA this week slammed their own PR department for systematically misleading the public on climate science.

The Inspector General of NASA penned the investigation in response to a complaint by fourteen US Senators, alleging that NASA was colluding with the White House to downplay the known dangers of climate change. Specifically, the Senators wanted NASA “to conduct a full and thorough investigation into the suppression of science and censorship of scientists at [NASA].”


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Thu, 2008-01-31 21:36Kevin Grandia
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Harper Government Muzzling Environment Canada Scientists

A Canwest New Service story just hit the wire reporting that all Environment Canada scientists now must refer all media queries to Ottawa where communications officers will help them respond with "approved lines."

According to documents obtained by Canwest, this new policy is in place to "ensure there are no "surprises" for Environment Minister John Baird and senior management when they open the newspaper or turn on the television."
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Mon, 2007-12-10 14:46Kevin Grandia
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White House Press Secretary Fumbles on Climate Science Censorship Report

If you're going to lie, at least be honest about it.

During today's press briefing White House press secretary, Dana Perino, spun herself into a knot with her won bafflegab in response to a Congress Committee investigative report released today.

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Mon, 2007-12-10 09:38Kevin Grandia
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Congress Committee Releases In-Depth Report on White House Climate Science Manipulation

"The evidence before the Committee leads to one inescapable conclusion: the Bush Administration has engaged in a systematic effort to manipulate climate change science and mislead policymakers and the public about the dangers of global warming."
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Fri, 2007-02-16 10:51Bill Miller
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Data shows last month was hottest January on record

The U.S. National Climatic Data Center says the world’s land areas were 3.4 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than “a normal January” and 0.81 degrees hotter than the previous record set in 2002, which meteorologists said is “a lot” since such barriers are usually broken by only hundredths of a degree at a time.

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Mon, 2006-10-02 15:12Mitchell Anderson
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Anyone for a DSCOVR Bake Sale?

A satellite that might save the world has been sitting in a metal box in a NASA building for the last five years - very likely due to the cynical politics of climate change.
Read more: Anyone for a DSCOVR Bake Sale?

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