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John Holdren and Jane Lubchenco confirmed as OSTP Director and NOAA administrator
ClimateScienceWatch —
... Andy Revkin reports in the New York Times that, after weeks of delay in getting the President’s science team in place caused by the use of delaying tactics by certain unaccountable Senators, the Senate has finally confirmed John Holdren as director of the White House Office of Science and technology Policy and Jane Lubchenco as administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Holdren and Lubchenco should have been on the job a month ago – there is much to be done from both of their leadership positions. See Details for posts on ...
The Scanner
Oceana News —
... plastic.
...Speaking of plastic, Sarah at WaterNotes recently gave up Diet Coke cold turkey after realizing that she had generated approximately 1,825 plastic two-liter bottles in five years. Go Sarah!
...A new study co-athored by Oceana board member Daniel Pauly cautioned that there are not enough fish left in the sea to include the consumption of omega-3-rich fish oils in dietary guidelines in developed countries.
...Jane Lubchenco was confirmed as NOAA administrator, and Andy Revkin asked her about her goals on Dot Earth ...
President Obama and Secretary Chu Deliver Double Dose on Energy Innovation
WattHead - Energy News and Commentary —
... federal R&D; tax credit more reliable were hardly news. What was more remarkable was that the President appears to be refining and committing to a truly post-environmental energy agenda, one focused on energy innovation and spurred by public investments to support our nation's best and brightest minds. Obama has not only surrounded himself with advisers who truly get the energy innovation challenge -- both formal advisers like Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and his newly-confirmed chief science adviser, John Holdren, as well as informal advisers ...
President Obama and Secretary Chu Deliver Double Dose on Energy Innovation
The Energy Collective —
... R&D tax credit more reliable were hardly news. What was more remarkable was that the President appears to be refining and committing to a truly post-environmental energy agenda, one focused on energy innovation and spurred by public investments to support our nation's best and brightest minds. Obama has not only surrounded himself with advisers who truly get the energy innovation challenge -- both formal advisers like Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and his newly-confirmed chief science adviser, John Holdren, as well as informal ...
