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Originally created in 2004, Prometheus is a project of University of Colorado's Center for Science and Technology Policy Research. Prometheus is designed to create an informal outlet for news, information, and opinion on science and technology policy.-
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- Orbital-Use Fees Could More Than Quadruple the Value of the Space Industry
- Ogmius #55 – The Final Issue is Now Out
- Victory is Won Through Many Advisers: Rad Byerly and the Radford Byerly, Jr. Award
- Why Climate Communicators Are Turning Talking Points into Punchlines
- The Environment After the Pandemic
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Ogmius, Newsletter of CSTPR, Issue 39 is Now Out
Ogmius Issue 39, Fall 2014 Ogmius Exchange: Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre Internship Program CSTPR’s Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre Internship Program is featured in this issue of Ogmius. Now in its second year, the program seeks to improve climate … Continue reading
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CSTPR’s MECCO Project Winner of 2014 Best Digital Data Management Plans and Practices Competition
Winners of the 2014 Best Digital Data Management Plans and Practices Competition University of Colorado News September 17, 2014 Several awards were made to those who had submitted proposals to the “2014 Best Digital Data Management Plans and Practices” competition … Continue reading
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Climate Communication, Visualized
CSTPR’s Joanna Boehnert – who has been a Visiting Fellow at CIRES for the last year – has just posted two information-rich visualizations online. Please explore her “Climate Communications Timeline,” and her diagram depicting a “Network of Actors” in climate … Continue reading
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Webcast Now Available for Noontime Seminar on Fracking in Colorado
Comparing Perceptions About Hydraulic Fracturing in Colorado, Texas, and New York Watch the webcast by Tanya Heikkila and Chris Weible, School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado Denver What is the landscape of hydraulic fracturing politics in Colorado? How does … Continue reading
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The Rightful Place of Science: Disasters and Climate Change
New CSTPR Publication by Roger Pielke, Jr. The Rightful Place of Science: Disasters and Climate Change In recent years the media, politicians, and activists have popularized the notion that climate change has made disasters worse. But what does the science … Continue reading
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Radio Appearance by Ben Hale on Ebola Epidemic
Examining the Ebola Epidemic: Global Public Health Implications, The West & More The Marc Steiner Show, WEAA 88.9 FM September 22, 2014 We examine the Ebola epidemic, with: Kofi Woods, human rights lawyer from Liberia and part of the Citizens … Continue reading
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25 Inspirational texts about climate change
Max Boykoff one of 24 highlighted in Carbon Brief article September 15, 2014 by Simon Evans Around this time each September, thousands of students will go off to study climate change at university. But sometimes climate and environmental issues can … Continue reading
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Deserai Anderson Crow Interviewed on KGNU About Flood Recovery in Colorado
Deserai Anderson Crow was interviewed on KGNU’s September 11 episode of A Public Affair on flood recovery in Colorado. KGNU A Public Affair September 11, 2014 Host: Maeve Conran After the Flood Stream MP3 Download MP3
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Science Magazine article: Decision looms on future of E.U. Science Advisor
Roger Pielke Jr. quoted in Science Magazine on August 1, 2014. By Kai Kupferschmidt A war of words has erupted over the job of chief science adviser to the European Commission—a post created only in 2012 that hangs in the … Continue reading
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CIRES Special Seminar: How Scientists Can Engage in the Policy Process
CIRES special seminar: How scientists can engage in the policy process by Shali Mohleji Thursday, June 19, 1-2 pm, CIRES auditorium Abstract: Society increasingly relies on science and technology to meet needs and solve problems. For example, the technology for … Continue reading
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