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December 3, 2014
Defending Science @ Fall Meeting
In recent years, a small but growing number of climate scientists have found themselves the targets of politically motivated groups. The Climate Science Legal Defense Fund (CSLDF) was founded in 2011 by Scott Mandia and Joshua Wolfe to protect the scientific endeavor by providing legal assistance to climate scientists facing such attacks.
November 21, 2014
Duck Season Now Open. What’s in Congress’ Sights?
The 113th Congress returned to session last week after the mid-term elections. Democrats are seeking to compromise while they still have leadership of the Senate, and Republicans want to tie up loose ends to make room for more ambitious legislation in the 114th Congress when they take control of both chambers. The hope is that the lame duck Congress will be productive in passing fiscal year 2015 (FY15) appropriations, confirming nominees for administrative posts, and selecting party leadership positions for congressional committees.
August 7, 2014
Dysfunction Junction (Part 2)
Several weeks ago I wrote a piece on the background of the U.S. congressional appropriations process, outlining the procedure through which the Federal government is funded. Progress to Date: The Senate has begun work on several appropriations bills, but as of today none have been passed by the full Senate. The Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) appropriations bill which funds NASA, NIST, NOAA, NSF, and the White House’s Office of Science and Technology was passed by the full Appropriations committee in June with broad bipartisan support, and appeared destined for the president’s desk.
August 1, 2014
Dropped cell phone calls become rain gauges in West Africa
A shaky cell phone connection during a rainstorm can be an annoying nuisance. But now scientists are showing that these weakened signals can be used to monitor rainfall in West Africa, a technique that could help cities in the region better prepare for floods and combat weather-related diseases.
May 29, 2014
Representative Johnson Weighs in on the FIRST Act
Read an AGU-exclusive post by House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Ranking Member Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas-30th District) regarding her thoughts on the recent passage of the FIRST Act.
May 27, 2014
EarthScope, a Grand Earth-Observing Project with an Epic Future
By Linda R. Rowan, Director of External Affairs, UNAVCO and J Ramon Arrowsmith, EarthScope National Office Director and Professor of Geology, Arizona State University EarthScope is a grand earth-observing project funded by the National Science Foundation that has had many science discoveries, technological innovations and broader societal benefits. For example, Popular Science declared it the “most epic” science project in 2011. EarthScope has several large-scale and mostly distributed observatories. …
May 13, 2014
EarthScope’s USArray – Inspiring the Next Generation of Seismologists with New Ways to Understand the Planet
By Andy Frassetto, Project Associate, Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) With funding from the National Science Foundation, IRIS operates EarthScope’s USArray. Its goal is to use the North American continent as a natural laboratory to study the structure and evolution of Earth. This observatory is a multi-purpose set of geophysical instruments, comprised of mostly seismometers, which have been operated across the continent since late 2004. The Transportable Array (TA) …
March 21, 2014
The President’s Budget Request: A Mixed Bag for Science
The President’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2015 (FY15) is a mixed bag for science. According to the White House, the FY15 budget request strives to build on the progress made by Congress with the recent omnibus passage, while continuing to cut the deficit in a balanced way. For Earth and space science, the proposed budget contains both good and bad news.
February 26, 2014
March Madness
The most recent budget showdown has just barely faded over the horizon. The president and Congress can finally talk about something that doesn’t involve the contentious issue of doling out funding for the government to stay open and operating. We can finally get back to focusing on setting policy – or can we?
February 3, 2014
State of the Union Takeaways
Now that sufficient time has passed to digest the President’s speech, it’s time to figure out how our State of the Union wish list fared. Below are our three big points we wanted to see mentioned, and the president’s response, if any.
