Roger Pielke Jr.'s Blog: From Science Arbiter to Issue Advocate

One of the arguments that I develop in The Honest Broker is that there are strong incentives for a scientific organization to slip into advocacy, either explicitly or in a "stealth" manner (i.e., by arguing political preferences through science).

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And when all is said and done, the American people will reject it and we will defeat it.

[If I say I believe in global warming, will you give me someone else's cookie?] | The Dallas Morning News

The Obama administration handed out $2.4 billion in grants to companies that will help make advanced batteries and electric vehicles. None of the companies are in Texas.

Perhaps this is just bad luck. Or maybe the Austin companies vying for the grants, Valence Technology and ActaCell, turned in weak bids.

Or, maybe this is what happens when top state politicians deny that humans are contributing to global warming, and tell the feds that Texas can handle its own energy issues just fine.