Nonpartisan group pushes for science debate among US presidential candidates

Science : Getting political candidates to voice their stance on key science and technology issues is the goal of ScienceDebate.org , a nonpartisan coalition of 56 higher education and scientific organizations. For the current roster of US presidential hopefuls, the group has come up with what it deems the 20 most important questions to be asked on such topics as innovation policy, climate change, energy, and space. Examples include the following: What policies will best ensure that America remains at the forefront of science and engineering innovation? What are each candidate’s science and engineering research priorities? What are the candidates’ views on climate change, and how will they act on those views? Although the coalition would prefer a live debate among the candidates, they are seeking at the very least to receive written answers from each campaign organization.