I don't agree that Obama is only one person - he is part of an extraodinary
team that worked very hard and efficiently to win this election. His victory is
part of an election that also produced additions to congress that will be
friendly to science (e.g., Udall in CO and Udall in NM). Just as Obama designed
and managed an impressive campaign team, I am sure he will select strong
science advisers - in fact, a good series of short articles that address the
question of how Obama will affect Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (or Science
in general) was in Nature (455; Sept. 25) last month, which includes a list of
his current science advisers.
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775-784-1360 (office)> Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 15:53:28 -0500> From: [EMAIL
PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Obama - good news for ecologists?> To:
[email protected]> > Well, guys, I voted for him too, and I'm hopeful
he we'll take environmental> issues very seriously, but I'm also trying to be
realistic. ("Put not your> faith in princes!") He's only one man, and we are
facing a host of> overwhelming problems, and a large portion of our populace
don't even> recognize many of them as problems. Will Obama have the ability to
get> doubters to take him on faith? Will he be able to build consensus in a>
polarized and hate-filled society? Will he be able to inspire people to>
sacrifice, even when they know that other people are NOT sacrificing? I> sure
hope so, and l hope I and all well-meaning people will find ways to> support
him, but let's not be too disappointed if progress isn't dramatic or>
instantaneous.> Martin Meiss> > 2008/11/5 Wendee Holtcamp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>
> > Does anyone have any idea who the candidates might be for his Secretary of>
> the Interior? That will probably have an important impact on how he will> >
impact wildlife biologists, science, conservation, etc.> >> >
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> > Wendee Holtcamp, M.S. Wildlife
Ecology> > Freelance Writer * Photographer * Bohemian> >
http://www.wendeeholtcamp.com> > http://bohemianadventures.blogspot.com> >
~~6-wk Online Writing Courses Starts Nov 8~~> >
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> > Jesus spread the wealth – does that
make him a socialist?> >> > Mark 10:21 "Jesus looked at him and loved him. 'One
thing you lack,'> > he said. 'Go, sell everything you have and give to the
poor, and you> > will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.'" (NIV)>
>> >> > -----Original Message-----> > From: Ecological Society of America:
grants, jobs, news> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Teresa M. Woods> >
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 10:52 AM> > To: [email protected]> >
Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Obama - good news for ecologists?> >> > I think an
Obama administration can give us a lot to hope for on the one> > hand -- Obama
has spoken about restoring an emphasis on science in> > education, and he
clearly wants to be informed by science. He's> > expressed serious concern
about addressing global climate change. I've> > heard him using some of the
rhetoric consistent with Tom Friedman' book,> > /Hot, Flat and Crowded/,
emphasizing investment in renewable energy> > sources and green building, also
for wise economic reasons. Obama's> > sensitive to the views in other
countries, and just as leaders pressed> > on President Bush to recognize
climate change as real and human caused,> > Obama will be under pressure from
world leaders as well (and hopefully> > more receptive). On the other hand, his
administration is going to be> > strapped by unimaginable inherited
constraints. So what will be> > realistic? I think only time will tell. But I
am ... well, hopeful.> >> > Teresa> >> >> > Teresa M. Woods, M.S.> >
Coordinator> > Olathe Educational Partnership> >> > K-State Olathe Innovation
Campus, Inc.> > 18001 West 106th Street, Suite 160> > Olathe, KS 66061-2861> >>
> Office: Olathe Northwest High School> > 21300 College Blvd., Rm. 1833> >
Olathe, KS 66061> > Tel: 913-780-7150> > Mobile: 913-269-8512> >> >> >> >> >
=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Brian?= wrote:> > > What do you think this means in terms of
funding, job opportunities,> > > environmental education, research and policy,
etc.? What major changes> > (if> > > any) do you think might occur over the
next few years that will affect> > our> > > personal and professional lives as
ecologists? Should we be excited?> > >> > > Kind of a vague and open-ended
question, I realize, but I'm curious to> > hear> > > your thoughts.> > >> > >> >
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