Folks, I've been waiting for the transcript of the Nov 5 House Science and Technology Committee's hearing on geoengineering to come out, so I could re-enact just the questions with my class as either a civics lesson or an example of self-parody. Unfortunately, the transcript is apparently still not available.
Although I would imagine it would be somewhat painful to watch, for those who cannot wait for a transcript, there is streaming video of the hearing available at: http://science.edgeboss.net/wmedia/science/scitech09/110509.wvx I think the most interesting line of questioning was (to paraphrase): "Why should a cattle rancher in Nebraska care about this?" At the time it seemed like self-parody, but the more I think about it the more I realize it is a quite sensible question. If we cannot clearly and compellingly explain why the average citizen should want to invest tax dollars in researching climate intervention options, we will not be performing our public communication roles adequately. (I think the second time I tried to answer this question, I was closer to the mark.) Best, Ken PS. Interested persons who are not gluttons for punishment might better wait for the transcript. ___________________________________________________ Ken Caldeira Carnegie Institution Dept of Global Ecology 260 Panama Street, Stanford, CA 94305 USA [email protected]; [email protected] http://dge.stanford.edu/DGE/CIWDGE/labs/caldeiralab +1 650 704 7212; fax: +1 650 462 5968 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=.
