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Read more about CJR Probes Press Office Minders, Permissions at Fed Science Agencies [1]

October 21, 2011

DEADLINE: AHCJ-CDC Health Journalism Fellowships [6]

AHCJ has teamed up with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – with the support of the CDC Foundation – for this national fellowship program for journalists. Ten fellows will be chosen to spend December 4 -8, 2011 studying public health issues at two CDC campuses. The competitive fellowships are open to professional journalists working in the United States. The fellowships include membership, travel, lodging and meals. Applications due Oct. 21.

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Health [11]

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Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [15]

October 3, 2011

National Press Club Transparency Forum [16]

“Access Denied: Science News and Government Transparency” On Monday Oct. 3, from 3 to 5 p.m., the National Press Club will host a panel of journalists and invited administration officials to critique what journalists and the government are (or aren’t) doing to live up to the promise to make science more transparent and accessible to the public. Call the National Press Club to reserve: 202-662-7501

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Science [3]

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Journalism & Media [17]

Environmental Politics [18]

Activism [19]

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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [20]

"Reuters/Ipsos: More Americans Believe World Is Warming" [21]

"More Americans than last year believe the world is warming and the change is likely influenced by the Republican presidential debates, a Reuters/Ipsos poll said on Thursday.

The percentage of Americans who believe the Earth has been warming rose to 83 percent from 75 percent last year in the poll conducted Sept 8-12.

U.S. Republican presidential candidates, aside from Jon Huntsman, have mostly blasted the idea that emissions from burning fossil fuels and other human actions are warming the planet.

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Source: Reuters [23], 09/16/2011

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October 24, 2011 to October 26, 2011

SmartGrid Canada 2011 [24]

Seize the opportunity to advance smart grid solutions and deliver benefits to Canadians with other Canadian and international industry leaders. Discussions will focus on Canada’s current smart grid development and its direction for the future.

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Public [5]

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Technology [25]

Science [3]

Pollution [26]

Policy [8]

Planning & Growth [27]

People & Population [9]

Natural Resources [28]

Energy & Fuel [29]

Economy & Business [30]

Consumer [31]

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Canada [32]

October 4, 2011 to October 7, 2011

Greenbuild NEXT International Conference and Expo [33]

Greenbuild NEXT, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, will be the first time the U.S. Green Building Council is hosting Greenbuild outside the United States. The conference and expo will celebrate what's NEXT for green building.

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Public [5]

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Waste [34]

Transportation [35]

Technology [25]

Science [3]

Pollution [26]

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Planning & Growth [27]

Environmental Health [12]

Energy & Fuel [29]

Economy & Business [30]

Air [36]

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Canada [32]

La Niña Resurfaces; More Extreme Weather? [37]

NOAA said on Sept. 8, 2011, that the La Niña weather pattern has returned already, after the last La Niña cycle ran from June 2010-May 2011, causing extraordinarily frequent and damaging extreme weather. If typical patterns pan out in the new cycle, that could lead to more drought and fires in the south, and blizzards and flooding in the north.

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TipSheet [38]

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Science [3]

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Public [5]

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Interior Brass Under Investigation for Political Interference with Science [39]

Top officials at the Bureau of Ocean Energy, Management, Regulation and Enforcement have been charged with scientific misconduct regarding a possible cover-up over the suspension and sudden reinstatement of Dr. Charles Monnett, who authored a paper suggesting climate change was harming polar bears.

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WatchDog TipSheet [2]

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Science [3]

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Public [5]

Read more about Interior Brass Under Investigation for Political Interference with Science [39]

SEJ Urges EPA To Make Science More Open to News Media [40]

In formal comments on EPA's August 5, 2011, draft Scientific Integrity Policy, submitted September 2, SEJ recommended that EPA adopt portions of a model policy drafted by the Union of Concerned Scientists in addition to affirming that "media have a right to interact with EPA staff, including scientists, without having agency staff and/or political minders listening in or otherwise taking part."

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Science [3]

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"Research Skewers Claim That Clouds Cause Climate Change" [41]

"Taking on controversial claims that clouds are a main driver of temperature changes across the globe, a Texas A&M University atmospheric scientist finds evidence of cherry picking and errors. New findings published Tuesday appear to undermine a controversial study - oft-cited by those who downplay the human impacts of climate change - that claimed variations in cloud cover are driving temperature changes across the globe."