——————————————————— “Reporters who have tried to interview the report’s lead author, Federal Highway Administration official Michael Savonis, have been explicitly told by DOT officials that the author and the press cannot communicate with each other.” “Federal scientists must be allowed direct communication with the press, unimpeded by politically-driven gatekeepers with… Continue reading
Tucson Citizen Winter warmer despite storms The Associated Press Published: 03.14.2008 WASHINGTON – Winter storms and snow notwithstanding, this winter was still warmer than average worldwide, the government reported Thursday.The global temperature for meteorological winter – December, January and February – averaged 54.38 degrees, which was 0.58 degrees warmer than… Continue reading
Bottom-up changes at continental and/or regional scales have implications for future survival of hundreds and perhaps thousands of plant and animal species. Bottom up changes in the relationships between soils, carbon and water are among the expected changes, and researchers have been testing increasingly pointed questions about these relationships. Can… Continue reading
————————————————– “This sets a new low in a long line of irresponsible, disturbing decisions made of late by the Bush administration,” said Jamie Rappaport Clark, a spokesman for Defenders of Wildlife and former director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. ——————————- Missoulian (MIssoula, Montana, U.S.) March 11, 2008 Government… Continue reading