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  1. Committee on Science, Space & Technology - Democrats
    December 5
    12.05.2012 - Impact of International Technology Transfer (12 photos)
    Photos of Committee Members and Staff from our December 5, 2012 hearing.
    Photo: Representative Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) and committee staff during technology transfer hearing
    Photo: Representative Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) presenting his opening statement
    Photo: Witnesses Dr. Robert D. Atkinson (President, Information Technology & Innovation Foundation) and The Honorable Dennis C. Shea (Chairman, U.S. China Economic and Security Review Commission) are sworn under oath prior to delivering their testimony
    Photo: Dr. Robert D. Atkinson (President, Information Technology & Innovation Foundation) delivers his testimony
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  5. Committee on Science, Space & Technology - Democrats shared a link.
    November 30
    PRESS RELEASE - Subcommittee Hears Familiar Arguments for Taxpayer-Funded Oil and Gas Research

    Democrats highlighted what they considered to be the conflicting position held by the Republicans who frequently argue that government funding for clean energy research is an inappropriate intrusion in the free market, but then introduce legislation to increase funding for a range of commercially-focused research and demonstration activities for the very profitable and mature oil a...
    nd gas industry. While not opposing the bill or fossil energy R&D, generally, Ranking Member Miller urged the Majority to demonstrate a more consistent approach when considering the appropriate role of government in funding energy research and technology development.

    http://democrats.science.house.gov/press-release/subcommittee-hears-familiar-arguments-taxpayer-funded-oil-and-gas-research
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    Subcommittee Hears Familiar Arguments for Taxpayer-Funded Oil and Gas Research | Democrats -Committe
    democrats.science.house.gov
    (Washington, DC) – Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology’s Subcommittee on Energy and Environment held the latest in a series of hearings on unconventional oil and gas research and development titled, “Tapping America’s Energy Potential Through Research and Development.” The p...
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  6. Committee on Science, Space & Technology - Democrats shared Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)'s photo.
    November 30
    What's it like 11 billion miles away from Earth? Voyager scientists will discuss via telecon, Monday, Dec. 3 11 a.m. PT (1900 UT) http://go.nasa.gov/YfVzTC
    Photo: What's it like 11 billion miles away from Earth? Voyager scientists will discuss via telecon, Monday, Dec. 3 11 a.m. PT (1900 UT) http://go.nasa.gov/YfVzTC
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  9. Committee on Science, Space & Technology - Democrats shared National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s photo.
    November 27
    Did you know when saltwater becomes more acidic, it harms the shell-making ability of oysters, clams, scallops and mussels? It poses a threat to other marine life and the food web. Ocean acidification is caused as the oceans accumulate carb...
    on dioxide, primarily from the atmosphere but also from polluted runoff and other sources. The photos below show what happens to a pteropod’s shell when placed in sea water with pH and carbonate levels projected for the year 2100. The shell slowly dissolves after 45 days.

    Washington is the first state to tackle ocean acidification and a special report, part of NOAA's National Shellfish Initiative, will be issued to the Governor on Tuesday. Stay tuned - we'll post details tomorrow.

    Image: Courtesy of International Working Group on Ocean Acidification, http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/iwgoa/
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    Photo: Did you know when saltwater becomes more acidic, it harms the shell-making ability of oysters, clams, scallops and mussels? It poses a threat to other marine life and the food web. Ocean acidification is caused as the oceans accumulate carbon dioxide, primarily from the atmosphere but also from polluted runoff and other sources. The photos below show what happens to a pteropod’s shell when placed in sea water with pH and carbonate levels projected for the year 2100. The shell slowly dissolves after 45 days. Washington is the first state to tackle ocean acidification and a special report, part of NOAA's National Shellfish Initiative, will be issued to the Governor on Tuesday. Stay tuned - we'll post details tomorrow. Image: Courtesy of International Working Group on Ocean Acidification, http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/iwgoa/
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  10. Committee on Science, Space & Technology - Democrats shared NASA Goddard's photo.
    November 27
    Ice on the Ellsworth Range in Antarctica as seen from the IceBridge DC-8 on Oct. 22, 2012. Credit: NASA / James Yungel

    Our Antarctic 2012 IceBridge campaign just wound up. Did PIG finally calve? Did the ice get more scarce? Get answers:

    ...
    http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/icebridge/news/fall12/campaign-retrospective.html

    and

    http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/icebridge/news/fall12/campaign-anatomy.html
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    Photo: Ice on the Ellsworth Range in Antarctica as seen from the IceBridge DC-8 on Oct. 22, 2012. Credit: NASA / James Yungel Our Antarctic 2012 IceBridge campaign just wound up. Did PIG finally calve? Did the ice get more scarce? Get answers: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/icebridge/news/fall12/campaign-retrospective.html and http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/icebridge/news/fall12/campaign-anatomy.html
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  11. Committee on Science, Space & Technology - Democrats shared NOAA NWS Space Weather Prediction Center's status.
    November 27
    What happened; where did the 21 November CME go? These are questions you may be asking. We are asking, too. [Note: long post.]

    We had been expecting two distinct CMEs to arrive - a weak one on the 23rd followed by a more robust event (from 21 Nov) on the 24th. What we experienced was a fairly weak transient passage on 23 November followed by nothing spectacular.

    The question forecasters wres...
    tled with recently was: has CME #2 already passed, or is it still on its way? Yesterday we decided to err on the side of caution. We assumed the second CME hadn't arrived and continued to forecast the impact. As time wore on, however, it began to look less and less likely that CME #2 was coming.

    Much can happen to a plasma blob as it travels from the Sun to the Earth. Sometimes the evolution is captured well by numerical models. Sometimes, it isn't. What eventually arrives at earth can be so modified that the characteristic CME signatures are obliterated. Then it sneaks by.

    This is an example of a forecast gone awry. Good forecasters and researchers use these events to learn and improve, and the science moves forward.
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  12. Committee on Science, Space & Technology - Democrats shared NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover's photo.
    November 26
    The journey of 352,000,000 miles begins with a single launch. One year ago today, I left Earth for Mars.
    Photo: The journey of 352,000,000 miles begins with a single launch. One year ago today, I left Earth for Mars.
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  17. Committee on Science, Space & Technology - Democrats shared a link.
    November 14
    Did you miss our Technology & Innovation Subcommittee hearing this morning? No problem! Check out highlights from our members here:

    http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEt01G14LavDIKpgbr77kc7zMpQ4PYp9Z

    The purpose of the hearing was to...
    examine the current state of health information technology, review the transition from Stage 1 of the meaningful use of electronic records to Stage 2 and to provide members an opportunity to learn more about federal activities in the adoption and implementation of health information technologies.
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