Obama Chooses Climate Specialist as Science Adviser

President-elect Obama has chosen an energy and climate specialist as the new White House science adviser. John Holdren is a Harvard University physicist whose work has focused on the causes and consequences of climate change. Holdren has also advocated policies aimed at sustainable development and has done extensive research on the dangers of nuclear weapons.

From Yahoo News:

Obama pledged to put a priority on encouraging scientific breakthroughs in areas such as alternative energy solutions and finding cures to diseases, as he announced the pick of Holdren and other top science advisers in the Democratic weekly radio and video address.

“Today, more than ever before, science holds the key to our survival as a planet and our security and prosperity as a nation,” Obama said. “It’s time we once again put science at the top of our agenda and worked to restore America’s place as the world leader in science and technology.”

Science is back in the White House!  What a relief. We were really sliding into an abyss of ignorance and religious dogma, two things that have absolutely no place in American government.  We now have the opportunity to move forward once again, to be leaders in renewable energy, the fight against global warming, and so many other areas of science in which we’ve fallen behind these long eight years.

Link [Yahoo News]
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