Coal chumps trumped by Gore, AAAS
Channel: m Spiess
Date: 2009-02-14

American Association for the Advancement of Science(AAAS) is the world's largest general scientific society. During its 175th annual meeting in Chicago, Feb 2009 "Our Planet and Its Life, Origins and Futures" , Al Gore gave a special address. Many young scientists in the audience were challenged to  not just generate scientific data but to engage in making sure implications of work are conveyed to public and policy holders in an independent unencumbered manner. Coal industry's efforts, paralleling the tobacco industry's past reckless strategy:1. science is uncertain 2. concerns were exaggerated 3. technology will solve the problem 4. no need for government interference.