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Book Shelf, Book 4- The Republican War on Science

THE REPUBLICAN WAR ON SCIENCE
By Chris Mooney
Basic Books, $24.95

Reviewed by STUART LEAVENWORTH
Here's a news flash: President George Bush and some of his minions have targeted scientists who don't share their agenda. They have intimidated certain government researchers, reassigned those who cause trouble for key constituencies and discouraged an entire generation of biologists, climatologists and other professionals from ever working on the federal payroll.

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Can 'Sustainable' Branding Save the World?

A five-day gathering of 650 marketing pros focuses on whether do-gooder marketing is the key to survival in a cut-throat economy. But are they merely 'greenwashing' the same old products?

Economy & Business

Source: Monterey Co. Weekly, 06/12/2009

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"Twister Trackers Try To Decode Tornadoes"

"The largest, most sophisticated tornado chase ever assembled has been roaming the Great Plains for the past five weeks looking to crack some of the basic mysteries about the wildest storms on Earth."

Science

Source: NPR, 06/12/2009

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Rep. Henry Waxman: "Marathon Man"

"Henry Waxman’s climate change bill won’t make it into law this year. That’s why he’s the right guy for the job."

Source: Washington Monthly, 06/12/2009

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FEMA Measures Climate Impact on Flood Insurance

"Federal officials are struggling to calculate the fiscal impact that climate change could have on the nation's troubled public flood insurance program, amid predictions of intensifying downpours and more potent hurricanes."

Climate Change

Source: ClimateWire, 06/12/2009

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"Interior Report Shows Flawed Utah Lease Sale"

"The Interior Department released a report today outlining flaws in the process used last year to auction oil and gas leases in Utah and calling for a comprehensive regional air-quality strategy and a review to decide whether to reinstate the parcels."

Source: Greenwire, 06/12/2009

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"Congress Abandoning Obama Clean Energy Goals"

"Congress is all but abandoning President Barack Obama's goal of producing fully one-quarter of the nation's electricity from renewable sources -- wind, solar and the like -- by 2025, though a push for at least some increase is making headway."

Source: AP, 06/12/2009

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"Departments to Toughen Standards for Mining"

"The Obama administration said Thursday that it would toughen standards for mountaintop-removal coal mining but would not end the practice as some environmental groups had hoped."

Natural Resources