Tag Archives: U.S. Department of Energy

Don’t Let American Science Suffer From Federal Spending Cutbacks

May 7, 2013 – 12:40 PM

In today’s edition of Roll Call, APS Director of Public Affairs Michael Lubell opines on the thought-provoking matter of keeping science as a key driver of the American economy. Read the column.

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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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DUSEL, James Webb Space Telescope programs in trouble

July 12, 2011 – 2:04 PM

By Michael S. Lubell Last fall, the National Science Board effectively killed the National Science Foundation’s support for the Deep Underground Science Experimental Laboratory (DUSEL) planned for the defunct Barrick gold mine in South Dakota and considered by many scientists to be critical for cutting-edge research in high-energy and nuclear physics. This week, the House […]

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