Queries on EPA chemical database, Chu’s profile in rolling stone
DOI: 10.1063/PT.4.1231
EPA chemical database rules a political hazard, critics say The Obama administration promised to end political meddling in scientific decisions, says Tom Hamburger and Peter Wallsten in the LA Times , but some critics argue that the White House is breaking this promise in the field of assessing the danger of industrial chemicals.
Guidelines issued by the Environmental Protection Agency last month carve out a role for White House officials—which could give presidential aides the ability to influence scientific deliberations.
Steven Chu: As seen by Rolling Stone magazine Writer Jeff Goodell provides a detailed profile through the life and times of Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu . While a high proportion of DOE’s $65 billion budget goes to nuclear weapons, Chu has been concentrating more on nanotechnology , biofuels , efficient building design s, and thin film solar panels . Chu says in the piece that he expects carbon dioxide levels to go pass 450 parts per million to 550 parts per million.
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Paul Guinnessy, pguinnes@aip.org
