ABC - Government Accused of Censorship Over Global Warming

[tex-wyo-dem]

Apologies for linking ABC, but I thought this was important...

Government Accused of Censorship Over Global Warming
E-Mails Suggest Officials Stopped Scientist From Talking About Global Warming

By CLAYTON SANDELL

Sept. 20, 2006 — Commerce Department officials may have tried to stop a government scientist from speaking to reporters because of his views on global warming, a California congressman says.

The officials "tried to suppress a federal scientist from discussing the link between global warming and hurricanes," according to a letter sent Tuesday from Rep. Henry Waxman to Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez.

The link between human-caused global warming and stronger hurricanes has been well established in several peer-reviewed scientific studies released in recent years.


Virtually all researchers who study hurricanes agree that warming temperatures will make hurricanes stronger, although there is debate over how much stronger they may get.

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http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=2467733&page=1

[wryter2000]

1. ABC news

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=2177861&mesg_id=2178114

Since I switched away from CBS, I've been pleasantly surprised by ABC news. Above is a link to something I said in another thread.

[sabra]

2. kick

:kick:

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3. "The letter details the chronology of an e-mail"

.......Officials at the Commerce Department and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration told ABC News today that they strongly disputed Waxman's allegations that scientists were being censored by political appointees.

"The inherent allegation that there's some sort of political bias reflected here is absurd," said NOAA public affairs director Jordan St. John.

Waxman, an outspoken Democrat and frequent critic of the Bush administration's stance on global warming, is the ranking minority member of the House Committee on Government Reform.

The letter details the chronology of an e-mail — obtained by Waxman's office — between officials at NOAA and the Commerce Department, which oversees a number of federal agencies, including NOAA.

The e-mail centered on an October 2005 request from CNBC television to interview NOAA scientist Thomas Knutson about the link between hurricanes and global warming. ..........

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4. For more on Rep. Waxman's letter, the e-mail exchange between NOAA

For more on Rep. Waxman's letter, the e-mail exchange between NOAA and Commerce officials, and the NOAA Daily Media Tracking Log, Click here

http://www.democrats.reform.house.gov/story.asp?ID=1107
Rep. Waxman Releases Internal Commerce Department E-Mails on Climate Change

Tuesday, September 19, 2006 -- Rep. Waxman requests Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez explain emails that appear to show that his office denied a media request to interview a NOAA scientist who had concluded that global warming may lead to more dangerous hurricanes.
Commerce Department E-mails
Letter to Secretary Gutierrez
NOAA Daily Media Tracking

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5. REC.

[goforit]

6. Ahhhh, the dumb white trash will still believe the Earth is flat.

[bettyellen]

7. did you forget that people are getting phony and/or censored info?

or do you just like to blame the victims so you can feel superior?