Tag Archives: Office of Science

What’s going on with climate science?

January 18, 2012 – 12:49 PM

 By Michael S. Lubell Despite aggressive requests from the Obama Administration and the Department of Energy’s Office of Science, the House in the most recent appropriations debate made significant efforts to reduce funding for climate-related science. The Senate prevailed in the subsequent negotiations, and nearly all Office of Science programs received modest funding increases. Read more:

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Flat budget better than one with deep cuts

September 14, 2011 – 11:18 AM

In this cost-cutting environment, a flat budget may not be such a bad thing. Case in point: The Senate Appropriations Committee recently approved $4.8 billion for the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science’s Fiscal Year 2012 budget, which begins Oct. 1. The budget would fund the DOE science office at its current Fiscal Year […]

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Don’t Stifle Science

June 21, 2011 – 12:15 PM

The U.S. House Appropriations Committee recently approved its FY 2012 Energy & Water Development Bill, which includes troubling language requiring the Office of Science’s Basic Energy Sciences (BES) program to cut $25 million for so-called “lowest-performing awards.” Michael S. Lubell, director of public affairs for APS, said the language “stifles scientific discovery” and is an […]

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