Category Archives: In the News

EU to Form New 7-Member Science Advice Panel

Posted on May 18, 2015 by prometheus

Science Business May 13, 2015 by Éanna Kelly A long-running spat over scientific policy came to a surprise finish with an announcement from the European Commission that it will appoint a seven-member panel to provide it with vetted scientific advice … Continue reading →

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Dilling: Community Involvement Critical to Adaptation, Managing Climate Change Risks

Posted on May 4, 2015 by prometheus

by Lisa Dilling Daily Camera May 3, 2015 For more than a decade, I’ve been studying how the knowledge we gain through research can be more useful to decision makers. Trained as a biologist but drawn to understanding how people … Continue reading →

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Boykoff: Leveraging Media, Social Sciences, Humanities in Climate Change Debate

Posted on May 4, 2015 by prometheus

by Maxwell Boykoff Daily Camera May 3, 2015 The state of scientific evidence of human-induced climate change is strong (see Jim White’s Feb 22 piece). This is bolstered by consensus statements from just about every relevant collection of experts across … Continue reading →

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How Do Mass Media Drive the Conversation on Climate Change?

Posted on April 30, 2015 by prometheus

A team of CSTPR researchers is on the story University of Colorado Arts & Sciences Magazine April 30, 2015 By Meagan M. Taylor It’s not an overstatement to say that Boulder is an international hub for environmental devotees: atmospheric research experts … Continue reading →

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Blame Game: Climate Change Causing Extreme Weather

Posted on April 28, 2015 by prometheus

USA Today April, 28, 2015 Man-made global warming is responsible for about 75% of all hot-temperature extremes worldwide in the past 100 years, according to a study published Monday in the British journal Nature Climate Change. It is also responsible … Continue reading →

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Why Discrediting Controversial Academics Such as Bjørn Lomborg Damages Science

Posted on April 27, 2015 by prometheus

by Roger Pielke, Jr. The Guardian April 23, 2015 The anger surrounding the appointment of ‘Skeptical Environmentalist’ Bjørn Lomborg to a university post in Australia gives us a great opportunity to discuss academic intolerance Alice Dreger’s new book, Galileo’s Middle … Continue reading →

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The Science Bill With the Bit That’s Very Bad for Science

Posted on April 23, 2015 by prometheus

Roger Pielke, Jr. quoted in Wired article on science and politics. Wired April 23, 2015 At a federal level, scientific research dollars tend to flow with the political tides. For example, when Congress is dominated by Democrats, money pours into … Continue reading →

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House Committee Draws Criticism Again on Proposed Cuts for Social Sciences

Posted on April 23, 2015 by prometheus

Roger Pielke, Jr. in the news on science and politics. Inside Higher Ed April 23, 2015 Roger Pielke Jr. doesn’t see today’s political debates over science funding as that different from those of previous generations, such as in the 1970s, when … Continue reading →

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Alarmist ‘Extreme Weather’ Predictions Just Aren’t Coming True

Posted on April 21, 2015 by prometheus

by Michael Bastasch The Libertarian Republic April 20, 2015 President Barack Obama issued a stark warning over the weekend about the world’s future if global warming continues. But his alarmism glosses over an inconvenient truth: storms and wildfires aren’t getting … Continue reading →

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School Kids Weigh in on Helping the Planet at Earth Day Festivities in DC

Posted on April 20, 2015 by prometheus

Eco Watch April 17, 2015 Some of the smallest visitors to the Alcantara Magic Garden-Connect4Climate pavilion for the Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day had big ideas about climate. The Alcantara Magic Garden-Connect4Climate pavilion is powered by the first solar panel field in the National … Continue reading →

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