Category Archives: US
Noise Pollution Not an Insignificant Concern
A review of recent studies into noise pollution and biodiversity has concluded that noise is becoming a major threat, interfering with the way species communicate, mate and hunt. The authors found that man-made noise is already creating a host of … Continue reading
Science Policy in the Obama Administration
Articles in this week’s editions of Science and Nature explore the use of science by policy-makers in the Obama administration. An editorial piece in Nature contrasts the use of ‘common sense on scientific matters’ with the attitude shown by President … Continue reading
Hostile US Congress May Delay Global Climate Change Deal
Barack Obama may be forced to delay signing up to a new international agreement on climate change in Copenhagen in December 2009, due to the level of opposition in the US Congress. The Copenhagen Summit is a crucial date for … Continue reading
Science and Policy in the New US Administration
Last night saw the Policy Team attend a discussion organised by the Science Policy Centre at the Royal Society, bringing together: Prof. Harold Varmus, Nobel Prize winner and Co-Chair of President Obama’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST); … Continue reading
Fresh Scientific Agenda for the US as Obama takes Office
Scientists have high expectations for future scientific and environmental policy as President-elect Barack Obama is sworn in as America’s 44th president later today. The Bush administration has had a somewhat turbulent relationship with the scientific community over the last eight … Continue reading
US Designates 200,000 Square Miles of Conservation Zones in the Pacific Ocean
George Bush was expected to announce yesterday that he will designate nearly 200,000 square miles of the Pacific Ocean as conservation areas. This announcement will make the US President the leader who has protected a greater area of the oceans … Continue reading