Scientific Integrity and Public Trust; The Science Behind Federal Policies and Mandates; Case Study 2, Climate Models and Projections of Potential Impacts of Global Climate Change
Scientific Integrity and Public Trust; The Science Behind Federal Policies and Mandates; Case Study 2, Climate Models and Projections of Potential Impacts of Global Climate Change

Author: Professor United States Congress

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-03-19

Total Pages: 1200

ISBN-13: 9780656601097

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Excerpt from Scientific Integrity and Public Trust; The Science Behind Federal Policies and Mandates; Case Study 2, Climate Models and Projections of Potential Impacts of Global Climate Change: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment of the Committee on Science, U. S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session, November 16, 1995 The Subcommittee met at am. In Room 2318 of the Ray burn House Office Building, the Honorable Dana Rohrabacher, Chairman of the Subcommittee, presiding. Mr. Rohrabacher. The Energy and Environment Subcommittee will come to order. I got up this morning and it was not as cold as I expected. I guess all the hot air we have been expending around here about the closing of the government actually has not warmed the environ ment at all. But we will see. In 1884, the head of the us. Patent Office, Henry Elsworth, sug gested his office might soon be abolished because we had reached a time when everything useful had already been invented. That is a story we all know. In 1992, then Senator Al Gore wrote in his book, Earth In the Balance, that further research on global warming was unnecessary and in fact harmful because all the issues had been decided, and immediate action was required. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Science in Environmental Policy
Science in Environmental Policy

Author: Ann Campbell Keller

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 0262512963

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In the later, more structured legislative and implementation phases, scientists--working hard to give the appearance of neutral expertise--cede the role of persuader to others.

Atmospheric Science at NASA
Atmospheric Science at NASA

Author: Erik M. Conway

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2008-11-03

Total Pages: 415

ISBN-13: 0801889847

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Honorable Mention, 2008 ASLI Choice Awards. Atmospheric Science Librarians International This book offers an informed and revealing account of NASA’s involvement in the scientific understanding of the Earth’s atmosphere. Since the nineteenth century, scientists have attempted to understand the complex processes of the Earth’s atmosphere and the weather created within it. This effort has evolved with the development of new technologies—from the first instrument-equipped weather balloons to multibillion-dollar meteorological satellite and planetary science programs. Erik M. Conway chronicles the history of atmospheric science at NASA, tracing the story from its beginnings in 1958, the International Geophysical Year, through to the present, focusing on NASA’s programs and research in meteorology, stratospheric ozone depletion, and planetary climates and global warming. But the story is not only a scientific one. NASA’s researchers operated within an often politically contentious environment. Although environmental issues garnered strong public and political support in the 1970s, the following decades saw increased opposition to environmentalism as a threat to free market capitalism. Atmospheric Science at NASA critically examines this politically controversial science, dissecting the often convoluted roles, motives, and relationships of the various institutional actors involved—among them NASA, congressional appropriation committees, government weather and climate bureaus, and the military.

US Climate Change Policy
US Climate Change Policy

Author: Professor Christopher J Bailey

Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

Published: 2015-12-28

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 1472405862

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The United States is often perceived as sceptical, if not hostile, to the need to address man-made climate change. US government policy has undoubtedly disappointed environmentalists and scientists who believe more concerted action is needed, but a careful examination of the evidence reveals a number of policy actions designed to investigate, mitigate, and adapt to climate change have been implemented. Laws, regulatory action, and court rulings have led to advances in climate science, action to reduce levels of greenhouse gas emissions and efforts to prepare for the potential consequences of climate change. In this important book Chris Bailey explains and details the challenges and achievements of US climate change policy from its origins to the present day.

US Climate Change Policy
US Climate Change Policy

Author: Christopher J. Bailey

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-02-11

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 1317003314

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The United States is often perceived as sceptical, if not hostile, to the need to address man-made climate change. US government policy has undoubtedly disappointed environmentalists and scientists who believe more concerted action is needed, but a careful examination of the evidence reveals a number of policy actions designed to investigate, mitigate, and adapt to climate change have been implemented. Laws, regulatory action, and court rulings have led to advances in climate science, action to reduce levels of greenhouse gas emissions and efforts to prepare for the potential consequences of climate change. In this important book Chris Bailey explains and details the challenges and achievements of US climate change policy from its origins to the present day.

Climate Denial in American Politics
Climate Denial in American Politics

Author: Gerald Kutney

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-12-04

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 1003811566

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Climate Denial in American Politics is a detailed examination of the rise within American politics of climate denialism, the counter movement which challenges the accepted science of climate change. Organized around the administrations of American presidents from Roosevelt to Biden, this book provides an unprecedented account of climate denial within both the White House and Congress, and the ‘climate brawls’ that followed. This volume is a rebuke to discredit the climate denier, their propaganda, and their sources. Gerald Kutney examines the evolution of American political thought on climate change and provides a comprehensive survey and analysis of the sordid history of the propaganda which has promoted climate denial and corrupted politicians in America. He uses direct quotes from primary sources, such as government records, to show the extreme and pervasive nature of anti-science opinions made by political climate deniers and limit any misinterpretation that might result from paraphrasing. Weaving the account of climate denialism in American politics with anecdotes from Kutney’s own decade-long experience of challenging climate deniers on Twitter using #ClimateBrawl, this book provides a valuable insight into the world of climate obstruction. Climate Denial in American Politics will be of great interest to students and scholars of climate change, environmental politics and American politics more broadly.