Animal Death Toll Ends New Zealand Cloning Trials
Unacceptable death rates of laboratory animals have forced a New Zealand government research agency to end its experimental program on cloning of agricultural animals.
Source: Stuff, 02/24/2011
Science
Interior Integrity Policy: Is Science Door Half-Open or Half-Closed?
The good news, perhaps, is that Interior felt a need to take some policy action in response to the White House's Dec. 17, 2010, memo on science integrity. The bad news? The Interior policy seems to rehash a 2010 decree that scientists criticized, to punish the innocent, and to reward the uninvolved.
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"NASA Puts The Kybosh On Solar Flare Hype…For Now"
"Meanwhile, up in space, a class X solar flare event has triggered the biggest solar storm in four years, which given its large size – had the potential to disrupt ground communications back here on Earth."
Source: Gizmodo, 02/23/2011
Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy
The peer-reviewed, open-access journal Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy "disseminate information on sustainability science issues in support of a greater global exchange of knowledge." Included is a searchable collection of doctoral dissertations and master’s theses.
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Company Pays NIOSH Researchers to Challenge Pesticide-Parkinson's Link
"In an unusual scenario that raises questions of conflict of interest, a company that conducts research on behalf of the pesticide industry has paid a U.S. government agency to help prove some controversial chemicals are safe."
Source: Investigative Reporting Workshop, 02/15/2011
"Taking Climate Denial to New Extremes"
Three House Republicans have asked newly installed Appropriations chairmen to zero out NASA climate research. This would effectively end scientists' ability to measure changes in climate.
Source: Mother Jones, 02/14/2011
"House Republicans Push Energy And Science Cuts"
"Scientific research, environmental protection and other priorities of the Obama administration would face steep cuts under a congressional Republican spending plan released Wednesday."
Source: Reuters, 02/11/2011
Tiny Bits of Silver, Used As Bacteria-Eaters, Emerge As New Health Concern
Rae Tyson reports there may well be a connection between odor-resistant socks and an emerging health and environmental concern.
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