Science

Toolbox: Website Offers Profusion of Government Science Links [1]

In one handy spot, you'll find hundreds of rarely visited Web pages published by a vast variety of federal offices and programs doing science on environmental and other topics.

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WatchDog TipSheet [2]

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Agriculture [3]

Energy & Fuel [4]

Food [5]

Natural Resources [6]

Water & Oceans [7]

Government [8]

Science [9]

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National (U.S.) [10]

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Public [11]

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"Is the Sun Missing Its Spots?" [12]

As scientists watch the 11-year cycle of increasing and decreasing sunspots, they are finding that the Sun seems to be in an unusually calm period. The observation raises questions about the Sun's influence on climate.

Science [9]

Public [11]

International [13]

Source: NYTimes [14], 07/24/2009

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Media Critic: Who Will Do Regional or Local Investigations in Science? [15]

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Features [16]

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Journalism & Media [17]

Science [9]

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National (U.S.) [10]

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Public [11]

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Interview: NOAA's Jane Lubchenco [18]

Marine biologist Jane Lubchenco now heads one of the U.S. government’s key agencies researching climate change -- the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, Lubchenco discusses the central role her agency is playing in understanding the twin threats of global warming and ocean acidification.

Science [9]

Public [11]

National (U.S.) [10]

Source: YaleE360 [19], 07/13/2009

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October 20, 2009 to October 24, 2009

E.Hormone: Hormones & the Environment [20]

Exploring the science and policy implications of pollutants that have a hormonal alter ego, as well as "environmental signaling".

Professional Meetings [21]

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Public [11]

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Chemicals [22]

Health [23]

Pollution [24]

Policy [25]

Science [9]

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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [26]

October 5, 2009 to October 9, 2009

AMA Conference on Radar Meteorology [27]

An American Meteorological Society meeting.

Professional Meetings [21]

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Public [11]

Topics on the Beat:

Air [28]

Disasters [29]

Science [9]

Technology [30]

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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [31]

November 1, 2009 to November 5, 2009

American Society of Agronomy - Crop Science Society of America - Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting [32]

2009 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, Nov. 1-5 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, PA

Professional Meetings [21]

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Public [11]

Topics on the Beat:

Climate Change [33]

Agriculture [3]

Energy & Fuel [4]

Environmental Studies [34]

Food [5]

Forests [35]

Health [23]

Natural Resources [6]

Pollution [24]

Waste [36]

Biodiversity [37]

Policy [25]

Environmental Politics [38]

Science [9]

Technology [30]

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International [13]

Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [31]

Science Media Centre of Canada [39]

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The Centre's goal is "increased public engagement with science issues through media coverage of science that is more informed, more accurate and more incisive."

Useful Links [40]

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Public [11]

Canada [41]

Science [9]

Journalism & Media [17]

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"Twister Trackers Try To Decode Tornadoes" [42]

"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 [9]

Public [11]

National (U.S.) [10]

Source: NPR [43], 06/12/2009

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New Jersey DEP Proposes Gag Order on Science Info [44]

The Newark Star-Ledger reports a move by a top New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection official to prevent public disclosure of scientific information that should be public until political appointees without science credentials and press officers have approved it.

SEJ Publication Types:

WatchDog TipSheet [2]

Topics on the Beat:

Chemicals [22]

Government [8]

Science [9]

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Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [45]

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Public [11]