Open Season on Lubchenco, would you could you with a boat?

(Via Anthony Watts)

NOAA website on acidification
 
Hasn't this been pretty soundly disproven?:

US official: Higher ocean acidity is climate change's 'evil twin,' major threat to coral

More from her:

Climate Change Belief Increased In U.S. After Extreme Weather, NOAA Chief Says

Seems she's in a bit of hot water as well:

Senator: NOAA vessel was party boat

From a year ago:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief warns of further extreme weather
Extreme weather is becoming the new normal, with tornado, flood, wildfire and drought records broken and $35 billion in damages this year, the National Weather Service said Wednesday in launching a new readiness campaign.

Too bad she doesn't appear to believe/follow her own advice (2009):

NOAA's New Chief on Restoring Science to U.S. Climate Policy
 
Last December, when President-elect Obama named Jane Lubchenco to head the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the reaction among climate scientists was an almost audible sigh of relief. Much of what is known about the climate comes from research supported, either directly or indirectly, by NOAA. But the agency, tucked inside the Commerce Department, has long suffered from status problems, and during the Bush administration, NOAA staffers frequently complained that their findings were being ignored, or, worse still, suppressed. The appointment of Lubchenco - a marine biologist from Oregon State University - seemed to signal that the new administration planned, finally, to take NOAA's work seriously.  Lubchenco is a past president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a MacArthur "genius" award-winner, and founder of the Aldo Leopold Leadership Program, which trains environmental scientists to be more effective communicators.

At least there is SOME good NOAA news (Jan 2012):

White House Gives Up on NOAA Science Chief Nomination

The withdrawal marks another setback for NOAA chief Jane Lubchenco. House Republicans have blocked her efforts to establish a new Climate Service within NOAA, and Doney's nomination marked an effort to raise the profile of the chief scientist's position. In October 2009, she announced a NOAA reorganization that included"reinstituting and elevating the role" to a presidential appointment.