The Volokh Conspiracy » The “War on Science” Continues

As the Los Angeles Times reports, allegations of science politicization persist. “We are getting complaints from government scientists now at the same rate we were during the Bush administration,” says Jeffrey Ruch of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.

Historic oil spill fails to produce gains for U.S. environmentalists

Environmentalists say they're trying to turn public outrage over oil-smeared pelicans into action against more abstract things, such as oil dependence and climate change. But historians say they're facing a political moment deadened by a bad economy, suspicious politics and lingering doubts after a scandal over climate scientists' e-mails.

The difference between now and the awakenings that followed past disasters is as stark as "on versus off," said Anthony Leiserowitz, a researcher at Yale University who tracks public opinion on climate change.
...for the environmental groups trying to break this logjam, it's hard to imagine a more useful disaster.

84 year old lowest daytime high temperature record broken at LAX, 98 year record tied at San Diego, plus a string of records at many other cities | Watts Up With That?

[July 10, 2010] THIS IS THE SIXTH STRAIGHT DAY SAN DIEGO HAS BROKEN OR TIED THE LOWEST
MAX RECORDS.
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[July 8, 2010] TODAY`S RECORD OF 64 DEGREES IN SAN DIEGO TIED THE LOWEST MAX TEMPERATURE
EVER RECORED IN THE MONTH OF JULY WHICH LAST OCCURRED IN 1912.