CSPO - Consortium For Science, Policy & Outcomes

Science & Policy News

December 2004

Council for Biotechnology Information , December 22, 2004

Biotech Cotton Produces Bumper Crop in India : GM cotton raised the production of the last Indian cotton harvest by up to 35 percent - but what's next?

The Washington Times , December 20, 2004

Climate: Consensus In Any Language: Is the overwhelming consensus on climate change reason enough for action, or are there other facets of the issue that need to be looked at?

International Herald Tribune , December 15, 2004
U.S. school board is sued over evolution alternative: The ACLU and the AUSCS are suing the Dover, PA school board for teaching intelligent design alongside evolution.

NASA , December 13, 2004
NASA Finds Trees and Insect Outbreaks Affect Carbon Dioxide Levels: NASA has produced a report keyed in on the effects of trees and insects on the atmosphere.

CNN.com , December 13, 2004
EPA Manager New HHS Director: President Bush names EPA Administrator Mike Leavitt to Tommy Thompson's old position.

Chemical and Engineering News , December 9, 2004
Science Policy Advice System In Crisis: The FAS has just released a report to help remedy what it sees as nigh-fatal flaws in the process of conveying scientific advice to the US government.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer , December 8, 2004
Monkey-embryo cloning effort shows limits of science: A team of University of Pittsburgh scientists has produced the world's first cloned monkey embryos with the help of South Korean scientists, but Monday's report provided new evidence that reproductive cloning of both human and non-human primates will be difficult, if not impossible.

American Medical News , December 6, 2004
Technology raises expectations - and tort risk: A new report says that doctors need to keep up to date on medical tech to ensure proper diagnoses - or face the penalties in malpractice claims and higher liability insurance.

The Washington Post , December 5, 2004
Climate Talks Bring Bush's Policy to Fore: The Post gives us their take on the first four years and what we can expect in the next four.

World Peace Herald , December 4, 2004
'Great sage grouse controversy' boils down to science: WPH looks at how both sides use science to their specific advantage.

The Washington Post , December 2, 2004
Humans May Double the Risk for Heatwaves: Models from a recent study say that by 2040 half of European summers will average temperatures on par with last year's heatwave.

The Arizona Republic , December 1, 2004
Dutch Admit to Euthanizing Newborns: Groningen University Hospital in the Netherlands recently released a plan to euthanize terminally ill newborns. Then came the twist - they already are.