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"Six Experts Vie for Top U.N. Climate Science Job" [1]

"Six candidates are vying to become head of the U.N.'s top authority on climate change science this week, seeking to narrow down uncertainties about future warming to guide a trillion-dollar shift to greener energies."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Science [4]
Public [5]
International [6]
Source: Reuters [7], 10/05/2015
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"Harvard Professor Failed To Disclose Connection" [8]

"A Harvard Kennedy School professor wrote a widely disseminated policy paper last year in support of genetically modified organisms at the behest of seed giant Monsanto, without disclosing his connection, e-mails show."

Agriculture [9]
Economy & Business [10]
Environmental Politics [3]
Science [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Boston Globe [12], 10/02/2015
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"Coke Spends Lavishly on Pediatricians and Dietitians" [13]

"When the American Academy of Pediatrics needed support for a website it created to promote children’s health, it turned to a surprising partner: Coca-Cola."

Economy & Business [10]
Environmental Politics [3]
Science [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: NY Times [14], 10/01/2015
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"AP Styles 'Deniers' into 'Doubters,' Creating Newsroom Skeptics" [15]

"As the Associated Press tries to create consensus on what to call those who question climate science, more disagreement ensues."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Journalism & Media [16]
Science [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: InsideClimate News [17], 09/30/2015
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Is the Fossil Fuel Industry, Like Tobacco, Guilty of Racketeering? [18]

"Journalists investigated Exxon’s rejection of its own science to deceive the public. Scientists call for the Justice Department to investigate".

Climate Change [2]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Science [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Guardian [20], 09/30/2015
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"NASA Detects Liquid Water on Mars" [21]

"The holy grail of space exploration is to find extraterrestrial life. An important precursor to that is finding liquid water—and that's exactly what NASA [Monday] announced scientists have discovered on Mars."

Science [4]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [5]
International [6]
Source: Bloomberg [23], 09/29/2015
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How Do We Know the Science Is Conflict-Free? [24]

Disclosure issues have been in the news of late — especially the war over research on genetically modified organisms. Now journalist Sara Reardon, in Nature News & Comment, has taken a deep look at disclosure policies at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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October 1, 2015

DEADLINE: Cissy Patterson Environment/Science Journalism Fellowships [27]

An additional fellowship within the Alicia Patterson Foundation annual journalism fellowships is being offered in 2015. This new fellowship is specifically for science and environmental journalism and is endowed through a gift by the Cissy Patterson Foundation. $40,000 stipend. Apply by Oct 1.

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Exxon Confirmed Warming Consensus in 1982 with In-House Climate Models [30]

"The company chairman would later mock climate models as unreliable while he campaigned to stop global action to reduce fossil fuel emissions."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Politics [3]
Science [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: InsideClimate News [32], 09/23/2015
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Alternative Vaccination Schedule Presents More Risks Than Benefits [33]

Donald Trump's statement, during the September 16, 2015, debate, that vaccinations cause autism contradicted science and endangered human lives, doctors say. Moreover, the idea (expressed by several candidates) that scheduling childhood vaccinations less frequently than pediatricians recommend also endangers the health of children.

Environmental Politics [3]
Health [34]
Science [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: NPR [35], 09/18/2015
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