Climate Expert Says NASA Tried to Silence Him

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ANDREW C. REVKIN
Published: January 29, 2006

The top climate scientist at NASA says the Bush administration has
tried to stop him from speaking out since he gave a lecture last month
calling for prompt reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases linked
to global warming.

Mr. Acosta said the restrictions on Dr. Hansen applied to all National
Aeronautics and Space Administration personnel whom the public could
perceive as speaking for the agency. He added that government
scientists were free to discuss scientific findings, but that policy
statements should be left to policy makers and appointed spokesmen.


Facts are for the scientists, and politics for the appointees.

There are no facts outside of mathematics.


That's a fact!



There is only evidence, lots of it.


I think Katrina set this issue moving again. If we have
another hurricane season like the last it'll gain even
more momentum I think.


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jonathan wrote:
"Thomas Lee Elifritz" wrote in message
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jonathan wrote:
"Thomas Lee Elifritz" wrote in message
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Forwarded from sci.environment

ANDREW C. REVKIN
Published: January 29, 2006

The top climate scientist at NASA says the Bush administration has
tried to stop him from speaking out since he gave a lecture last month
calling for prompt reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases linked
to global warming.

Mr. Acosta said the restrictions on Dr. Hansen applied to all National
Aeronautics and Space Administration personnel whom the public could
perceive as speaking for the agency. He added that government
scientists were free to discuss scientific findings, but that policy
statements should be left to policy makers and appointed spokesmen.

Facts are for the scientists, and politics for the appointees.
There are no facts outside of mathematics.


That's a fact!

That's a euphemism.

There is only evidence, lots of it.


I think Katrina set this issue moving again. If we have
another hurricane season like the last it'll gain even
more momentum I think.

Although the current North American warmth is widely
considered to be weather, it is so far outside the
bounds of normalcy, consider it as highly anomalous.

Houston, we have a problem.

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