The Union of Concerned Scientists has put up an interactive book: Thoreau’s Legacy: American Stories about Global Warming, which does not include my submission, but includes some pretty good content nonetheless… I guess.
Thoreau’s Legacy: American Stories about Global Warming
Credit: UCSUSA
Good news everybody! The Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA) introduced last week will force several federal agencies to publish their research results online in a timely manner. No mention of it in the article, but hopefully this will benefit data.gov.
Bad news everybody! President Obama has issued a signing statement on the $106 Billion war bill saying it will disregard legislation to compel the White House to put pressure on the World Bank to strengthen labor and environmental standards.
The evolution of mammals speeds up in the tropics, where it was previously thought that only plants and cold-blooded species evolved at a faster rate, now it appears that all evolution increases with temperature. Someone tell Steve Milloy so he can add this to his list of good things that will result from Global Warming (HT Mom).
Apollo 12 astronauts took soft porn to the moon, as NASA pranksters slipped photos of pinup girls into their checklists with captions like, “Seen any interesting hills and valleys?” (HT Clint)
Looking at a 1941 Biology Exam shows how our understanding of evolution has evolved, with questions about evolution that do not include questions about DNA and use the word “primitive” to describe older fossils, a term that has fallen out of favor since it implies evolution is a process of continuous improvement.
