Science Education & Policy

2018 Politics Is The 'Year Of The Woman'- Except In California

The midterm elections are widely expected to usher in this century’s “ year of the woman ” – an explosion of women entering government. Massachusetts will likely elect its first black woman to Congress, Arizona is poised to send its first woman to the U.S ...

Article - The Conversation - Nov 5 2018 - 8:00am

There Was No Blue Wave In The Mid-terms, Nor Was There A Green One, But There Was A Youth One

Many trial lawyers hoping for new revenue streams suing over increased regulations woke up disappointed Wednesday morning, as were politicos and journalists hoping for a stern rebuke of President Trump.  There was no Green Wave, nor was there a Blue one. ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Dec 5 2018 - 1:16pm

If You Hate Trump Thank...1960s Canadian Urban Planning Policy?

A new analysis links urban planning decisions- the freeways and local schools outside cities that made the suburbs possible- from decades past as why right-wing populism exists.  They created their correlation by looking at voting trends up to 2010 in in ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Nov 12 2018 - 2:13pm

NAFTA 2.0- A Win For Farmers And The Environment

The North American Free Trade Agreement won't see its 25th birthday. The United States, Canada, and Mexico have signed on the dotted line for its replacement, The United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement. The debate fell outside usual positions. Free tra ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Nov 30 2018 - 2:11pm

How Science And Free Markets Made The Clean Power Plan Unnecessary- And The Environment Won

In 2009 the U.S. government attended the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen and pledged to reduce overall greenhouse gas emissions 17 percent by 2020. ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Dec 5 2018 - 1:15pm

Sue And Settle At EPA: Has Another Environmental Lawsuit Been Pre-Arranged?

The United States Environmental Protection Agency has already been caught releasing proposals for early commentary to environmental trial lawyers and even republished Sierra Club talking points about Keystone XL, making them officially from the Obama admin ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Aug 13 2019 - 4:02pm

700 US Women Still Die Each Year From Causes Related To Pregnancy- Congress Wants To Know Why

Over 700 women in the US die per year from (sometimes unknown) causes that involve pregnancy or childbirth and the same Republican Congress we are often told doesn't care about pregnant women just devoted $60 million to finding out why it's happe ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Dec 13 2018 - 10:15am

Scorecard For President Trump's Science And Health Choices

After a successful Women's March to protest statements made by President Donald Trump about women in 2005, and other issues, a group of science advocates got the idea for a similar "Science March" to protest the President's restriction ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Dec 14 2018 - 11:35am

With Fluoride Decision, Canadians Are Moving Back Toward Mainstream Science And Medicine

In 2013, the Windsor city council voted 8-3 to remove fluoride from water. This was not the work of right-wing John Birch Society members, who were against fluoride in the 1950s because it was government interference in water, this was the result of left-w ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Dec 18 2018 - 6:49pm

President Trump Has Ended Hemp Prohibition

By signing the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, colloquially called the Farm Bill, President Donald Trump removed industrial hemp from the controlled substances list. For the first time in over 80 years, farmers can grow and sell industrial hemp. ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 20 2018 - 5:49pm