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US energy agency strengthens protections for scientists
.nature.com ^ | 11 January 2017 | Erin Ross

Posted on 01/11/2017 7:03:55 PM PST by BenLurkin

The plan allows scientists to publicly state their opinions on science and policy, as long as they make clear that they are not speaking for the government. It requires researchers to notify their supervisors if they speak to the media or publish their findings, but does not require them to seek approval for such activities.

“It makes it absolutely clear that notification is the only thing required,” says Wendy Wagner, a law professor at the University of Texas at Austin. “The tenor of the entire policy seems to be full bore about giving scientists and technical people the complete freedom to speak about their research and how it intersects with policy

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TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: energy; science

1 posted on 01/11/2017 7:03:55 PM PST by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

I smell a rat.

How long has this guy, Ernest Moniz, been Energy Secretary?

Why is he doing it now?


2 posted on 01/11/2017 7:36:18 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: BenLurkin
This is him

He's been Energy Secretary for three plus years. Why does he change the rules before a new administration comes in, and not during his time under Obama?

It's really a rhetorical question.

3 posted on 01/11/2017 7:48:26 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: ifinnegan

Did Obama give him that hideous wig?


4 posted on 01/11/2017 7:51:53 PM PST by Gasshog (Clinton denies... Expect to see a lot of this)
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To: ifinnegan

Strange looking character.


5 posted on 01/11/2017 7:52:33 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: ifinnegan

He looks like a Tiny Tim impersonator.


6 posted on 01/11/2017 8:43:54 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Army Air Corps

Yeah.

Or something...


7 posted on 01/11/2017 9:12:36 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: ifinnegan

Dayum. I thought Tiny Tim was dead.


8 posted on 01/12/2017 12:04:21 AM PST by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: ifinnegan

He looks like the insane killer in ‘No Country For Old Men.’


9 posted on 01/12/2017 3:24:28 AM PST by HomerBohn (Shove a slinky down the stairs, then a leftist. Both actions will being smiles to your face.)
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