2005 Salt Lake City Annual Meeting (October 16–19, 2005)

Session No. 172
Tuesday, 18 October 2005: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

P3. Science, Politics, and Environmental Policy

GSA Geology and Society Division; Geology and Public Policy Committee; U.S. Geological Survey Science Impact Program

 

Herman A. Karl and Judith A. Layzer, Conveners
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:40 PM
SENSE AND CREDIBILITY: SCIENCE AS STORYTELLING IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS
LAYZER, Judith A., Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Room 9-328, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, jlayzer@mit.edu, jlayzer@mit.edu
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2:00 PM
SCIENCE—OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES AT THE INTERFACE WITH POLICY
SCARLETT, P. Lynn, Office of Policy, Management and Budget, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street N.W, Washington, DC 20240, lynn_scarlett@ios.doi.gov, lynn_scarlett@ios.doi.gov
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2:20 PM
JOINT FACT FINDING—A MORE EFFECTIVE APPROACH FOR ENHANCING THE USE OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICYMAKING
KARL, Herman A., U.S. Geological Survey and Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave., 9-330, Cambridge, MA 02139 and TURNER, Christine E., U.S. Geol Survey, M.S. 939, Federal Center, Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225, hkarl@mit.edu, hkarl@mit.edu
 
2:40 PM
Break
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2:55 PM
SO WHAT? DO YOU BELIEVE IT? WAS IT FAIR?: PRODUCING SALIENT, CREDIBLE AND LEGITIMATE SCIENCE
CASH, David W., Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, Massachusetts, 100 Cambridge St., Suite 900, Boston, MA 02114, david.cash@state.ma.us, david.cash@state.ma.us
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3:15 PM
LINKING THE SCIENCE NEEDS OF WATER ISSUES WITH POLICY: EXAMPLES FROM THE CALFED BAY-DELTA PROGRAM
LUOMA, Samuel N., na, U. S. Geological Survey, Mail Stop 465, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, snluoma@usgs.gov, snluoma@usgs.gov
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3:35 PM
“PIG WARS”—COLLISION OF EXPERT AND LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
ADLER, Peter S., The Keystone Center, 1628 Sts. John Road, Keystone, CO 90435, padler@keystone.org, padler@keystone.org
 
3:55 PM
Break
 
4:10 PM
Discussion
 
5:20 PM
Concluding Remarks