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Global Warming

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  1. 2005-06-01 June 1, 2005: US Official Says Bush Appointees’ Meddling is Undermining Research on Global Climate Change
  2. 2005-06-08 June 8, 2005: White House Press Secretary Cites 2001 Report Insisting Lingering Uncertainties about Global Warming
  3. 2005-06-13 June 13, 2005: NOAA Public Affairs Officer Asked to Mind Interview with Senior Climate Scientist
  4. 2005-07-01 July 1, 2005: Press Release Casting Doubt on Link between Global Warming and Hurricane Intensity Given Favorable Treatment by Bush Adminstration
  5. 2005-07-27 July 27, 2005: Decision Made to Direct All Interviews on Hurricane Intensity to Scientist with Views Favored by White House
  6. 2005-07-29 July 29, 2005-August 1, 2005: White House Forces Cancellation of Media Interview with Climate Scientist
  7. 2005-07-29 July 29, 2005-August 1, 2005: NOAA Directs All Media Requests Inquiring about Article on Global Warming-Hurricane Link to Scientist with Views Similar to White House
  8. 2005-08-01 August 1, 2005: Study Links Rising Sea Temperatures to Increased Hurricane Intensity
  9. 2005-08-22 August 22, 2005: NOAA Public Affairs Officer Instructs Scientist to Have Journalist Call Him about Interview Request
  10. 2005-09-29 September 29, 2005: Commerce Department Imposes Restrictions on Media Contact with Federal Climate Scientists in Wake of Hurricane Katrina
  11. 2005-10-05 October 5, 2005: AOML Official Reminds Staff That All Interview Requests Must Be Routed through Commerce Department
  12. 2005-10-05 October 5, 2005: NOAA Implements New Policy on Communications with Congress
  13. 2005-10-05 Before October 5, 2005: NOAA Talking Points Deny Link between Climate Change and Hurricane Activity
  14. 2005-10-16 October 16, 2005: NOAA Rejects Media Request for Interview with Climate Scientist; Scientist Believes His Views are Being Censored
  15. 2005-10-19 October 19, 2005: Commerce Official Approves Media Request for Interview with Scientist Skeptical of Link between Hurricane Intensity and Climate Change
  16. 2005-10-19 October 19, 2005: Department of Commerce Official Rejects Media Request to Interview Scientist on Possible Global Warming-Hurricane Link
  17. 2005-10-30 October 30, 2005: NOAA Interview Request Approval Process Causes Scientist to Miss Reporter’s Deadline
  18. 2005-11-02 November 2, 2005: NOAA Email Indicates that Certain Media Inquiries Must Be Routed through Top Officials
  19. 2005-11-14 November 14, 2005: NOAA Rejects Request for Blanket Approval of Interview Requests on Same Global Warming-Related Topic
  20. 2005-11-29 November 29, 2005- December 2005: NOAA Magazine Claims Scientists Agree That Increased Hurricane Activity Not Due to Rising Sea Temperatures
  21. 2005-12-19 December 19, 2005: NOAA Public Affairs Director Blocks Media Request for Scientist to Participate in Debate on Global Warming
  22. 2006-02-01 February 1, 2006: NOAA Again Requires Presence of Minder at Media Interview with Scientist
  23. 2006-02-06 February 6, 2006: NASA Cuts Back on Programs that Would Help Scientists Understand Global Climate Change
  24. 2006-02-10 February 10, 2006: NOAA Scientist Says Agency Wants to Make Minders Present for Media Interviews with Scientists
  25. 2006-03-03 March 3, 2006: Scientists at David Skaggs Lab Complain about Censorship
  26. 2006-04-10 April 10, 2006: NOAA Public Affairs Officer Rejects Request for Press Release on Global Warming Paper
  27. 2006-04-13 April 13, 2006: Senior NOAA Meteorologist Says Interviews with US Media Have Dropped to Almost Zero
  28. 2006-05-18 May 18, 2006-May 28, 2006: Global Warming Skeptic Organization Launches Pro- Greenhouse Gas Advertising Campaign
  29. 2006-06-07 June 7, 2006: Senior Government Scientist Accuses Bush Administration of Suppressing Information on Global Warming
  30. 2006-06-14 June 14, 2006: Scientists Warn G8 Not to Ignore Global Warming
  31. 2006-06-16 June 16, 2006: Study Suggests Melting of Siberian Permafrost Could Release Far More Carbon than Previously Thought
  32. 2006-06-20 June 20, 2006: New York Times Reporter Not Permitted to Speak to EPA Scientist on Rising Sea Levels
  33. 2006-06-22 June 22, 2006: Second Study Concludes that Climate is Warmer Now Than Any Other Period in Last 400 Years
  34. 2006-06-26 June 26, 2006: Study Finds Evidence that Glaciers are Melting at a Rate Unprecedented in the Last 5,200 Years
  35. 2006-07-17 (July 17, 2006): Utility Companies Raise Money for Scientist Who Disputes Consensus Opinion on Global Warming
  36. 2006-07-20 July 20, 2006: Lawmakers Request Documents from Bush Administration
  37. 2006-08-01 August 1, 2006-January 30, 2007: White House Refuses to Cooperate with Congressional Committee’s Request for Documents Related to Global Warming
  38. 2006-09-19 September 19, 2006: Study Concludes Human Activity is Most Probable Cause of Rising Sea Temperatures
  39. 2006-09-29 September 29, 2006: Democratic Lawmakers Call for Investigations into Whether Bush Appointees Suppressed Climate Change Data
  40. 2006-10-13 October 13, 2006: NOAA Publishes Press Release Linking Increased Hurricane Activity to Fewer Dust Storms
  41. 2006-10-19 October 19, 2006: Anonymous NOAA Public Affairs Officers Says Political Appointees Involved in Censoring Press Releases
  42. 2006-11-01 November 1, 2006: NASA and Commerce Department Launch Internal Investigation into White House’s Alleged Suppression of Global Warming Research
  43. 2007-01-09 January 9, 2007: National Climatic Data Center Reports 2006 Warmest Year on Record
  44. 2007-01-16 January 16, 2007: National Academy of Sciences Report Says NASA Earth Science Program is Underfunded
  45. 2007-01-29 January 29, 2007: White House Provides Congressional Oversight Committee with Incomplete Set of Documents
  46. 2007-01-30 January 30, 2007: Federal Climate Scientists Report at Least 435 Incidents of Inappropriate Interference with Their Work
  47. 2007-02-01 February 1, 2007: Cheney’s Fund Manager Blasts Administration for Inaction on Global Warming
  48. 2007-02-02 February 2, 2007: UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Releases Summary of Its Fourth Report on Climate Change
  49. 2007-02-02 February 2, 2007: White House Reiterates Its Objection to Mandatory CO2 Caps
  50. 2007-04-21 April 21, 2007: Ford CEO Acknowledges That Auto Emissions Causing Global Warming