Just a quick update: Jim Hansen will be speaking Friday in New York about global warming and the recent kerfuffle at NASA. I said it was a press conference; it isn’t, he is instead speaking as part of panel on the recent attacks on science. I wish I could go! The speaker lineup is very impressive. I have also been told it won’t be webcast, which is unfortunate. However, a lot of press will be there, so we’ll be reading about it this weekend.
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February 9th, 2006 at 3:42 pm
+1 for use of the word kerfuffle!
February 9th, 2006 at 7:28 pm
Too bad we won’t be able to hear it. Maybe someone going to it will blog it and we’ll get to read about it.
February 9th, 2006 at 8:04 pm
I am just glad this stuff is finally getting out. Let’s hope this makes some major papers in the United States.
February 9th, 2006 at 8:46 pm
kerfuffle-I saw that, then I saw Jamie beat me to it. NICE! That’ll have to be my “word of tomorrow”.
February 9th, 2006 at 9:11 pm
Well, I certainly hope this is the beginning of positive change. But then, I AM a skeptic.
February 10th, 2006 at 9:41 am
FYI, USAF has just revised their giudlines on religion
” Denver, The Air Force released new guidelines for religious expression Thursday that no longer caution top officers about promoting their personal religious views.” www.military.com/News
Yet another USG sneaky snake is loosed.