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Nov. 12, 2010
Scientists and Advocacy?
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| A group of climate researchers has banded together to speak out on climate change, providing a unified voice against climate policy skeptics. But should that be the role for scientists? Do scientists have a responsibility to speak out on policy issues? |
Produced by Flora Lichtman, Correspondent and Managing Editor, Video
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Michael Nelson
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
Lyman Briggs College
Professor of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan -
J. Michael Scott
Senior Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey
Professor, Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho -
Kevin Trenberth
Head,Climate Analysis Section
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Boulder, Colorado
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