Comments on: Consolidation of Science Agencies: An Ongoing Debate http://cstpr.colorado.edu/prometheus/?p=4700 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:36:51 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ryan Meyer http://cstpr.colorado.edu/prometheus/?p=4700&cpage=1#comment-11315 Ryan Meyer Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:33:17 +0000 http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/prometheus/?p=4700#comment-11315 Note that this discussion is under way at a later post: http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/prometheus/consolidation-of-noaa-and-usgs-continued-4750#comment-11314 Nature Blogs have also written on this: http://blogs.nature.com/climatefeedback/2008/11/attn_obama_earth_science_agenc_1.html Note that this discussion is under way at a later post:

http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/prometheus/consolidation-of-noaa-and-usgs-continued-4750#comment-11314

Nature Blogs have also written on this:

http://blogs.nature.com/climatefeedback/2008/11/attn_obama_earth_science_agenc_1.html

]]> By: David Bruggeman http://cstpr.colorado.edu/prometheus/?p=4700&cpage=1#comment-11281 David Bruggeman Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:59:56 +0000 http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/prometheus/?p=4700#comment-11281 Please keep in mind that my university's library access to <i>Science</i> is down at the moment, so I can't access the original Brief or printed response. This argument also shows a fundamental misunderstanding of the nature of NOAA. The scientific research parts of the organization are not the whole of the agency. For instance, I have a hard time seeing how any of the Fisheries Service would fit in an ESSA. While we're at it, if they were really committed to putting all the earth science eggs in one agency basket, they would also call for NASA to merge with NOAA and USGS (or at least the earth science directorate in NASA). Do Policy Briefs get any kind of review at <i>Science</i>? If so, I'm disappointed if these points weren't raised. Please keep in mind that my university’s library access to Science is down at the moment, so I can’t access the original Brief or printed response.

This argument also shows a fundamental misunderstanding of the nature of NOAA. The scientific research parts of the organization are not the whole of the agency. For instance, I have a hard time seeing how any of the Fisheries Service would fit in an ESSA.

While we’re at it, if they were really committed to putting all the earth science eggs in one agency basket, they would also call for NASA to merge with NOAA and USGS (or at least the earth science directorate in NASA).

Do Policy Briefs get any kind of review at Science? If so, I’m disappointed if these points weren’t raised.

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