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Geoengineering Hearing Calls Upon AGU Members to Testify 11/5/09
Geoengineering has recently surfaced as a hot-button item with potential solutions to mitigating global climate change. The House Committee on Science and Technology held a hearing on geoengineering, the first ever to be held on Capitol Hill, on 5 November. Among the witnesses were three AGU members, Drs. Ken Caldeira of the Carnegie Institute, James Fleming of Colby College, and Alan Robock of Rutgers University…more ››
EPA & USGS Budgets Finalized 11/3/09
On Friday, 30 October, President Obama signed an appropriations bill (H.R. 2996) for Interior and Environment for Fiscal Year 2010 (FY10). The vote came one day before funding, via a continuing resolution, for federal agencies and programs that fall under the "Interior and Environment" umbrella were set to expire…more ››
Climate Change Legislation Hearings Take Place in US Senate 10/29/09
The US Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works began hearings this week to debate its version of climate change legislation. The proposed bill attempts to reduce greenhouse gases through a cap and trade system, carbon offsets, and investment in renewable energies and carbon capture and sequestration…more ››
Leading Scientific Organizations Send Climate Change Letter to US Senate 10/21/09
AGU, along with several other prominent scientific organizations, sent a letter to the US Senate today, reaffirming that climate change is occurring and greenhouse gases from human activities are the primary driver. 18 organizations, including the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the American Chemical Society (ACS) also signed the letter…more›› [pdf]
Geoscientists Flock to Capitol Hill 10/1/09
Dr. Eric Betterton, chair of AGU's Committee on Public Affairs (COPA) and head of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Arizona, meets with Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz)
AGU scientists in a Senate Committee Hearing Room, from left to right: Kaitlin Chell, AGU Public Affairs; Dr. Joe Wang, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab; Dr. Jean-Pierre Williams, CalTech; Dr. Howie Spero, UC Davis; Dr. Charlene Sailer, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
Geoscientists from across the country recently flooded the halls of Capitol Hill to meet with their Members of Congress and discuss the importance of geoscience research and education…more ››
AGU’s Committee on Public Affairs (COPA)
- The Uneasy Courtship of Science and Politics, 3 December 2002 Eos editorial by former COPA Chair Tim Cohn
- Citizen Scientists, 27 March 2001 Eos editorial by former COPA Chair Jim Burch