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American Geophysical Union Open Letter Urging Protection of Scientific Integrity

Thomas Schueneman January 26, 2017

It is not unusual for incoming administrations to enact temporary hiring freezes or communications advisories. However, what has happened in the past few days bodes ill for an open and honest discussion about environmental issues, particularly climate change. As one EPA insider told me: “…(this) concerted effort to make scientific climate change information disappear rather […]Read More

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A Hidden Carbon Sink Underneath the World’s Deserts?

Thomas Schueneman July 31, 2015

About 40 percent of the carbon dioxide released from deforestation and burning fossil fuel stays in the atmosphere. Another 30 percent is taken up in the oceans. It was thought that the remaining 30 percent of anthropogenic carbon was absorbed by plants on land, but subsequent measurements didn’t bear that out, leading to the question of […]Read More