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lame54 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 09:21 PM
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This Appointment Looks Promising
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/articles/2008/12/19/obama_chooses_harvard_physicist/

In a sign that President-elect Barack Obama intends to elevate science to greater prominence, John P. Holdren, a Harvard physicist widely recognized for his leadership on energy policy and climate change, will be appointed White House science adviser this weekend, the Globe confirmed yesterday.

A representative from one of the institutions with which Holdren is affiliated said Obama will announce Holdren's selection during a Saturday morning radio address. That person, who has direct knowledge of the appointment, declined to be named...

The news, coming in the same week as Nobel laureate physicist Steven Chu's appointment as secretary of energy, was heartening for the scientific community...
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mahina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 09:26 PM
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1. He was my prof. I can tell you that he is the smartest human being I've ever met.
Just inspiring, what an intellect. I dusted off my copy of Ecoscience and have followed his career since Berkeley.

What a mind. I'm glad he's back.
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opihimoimoi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 02:04 AM
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3. Hey Dere Mahina....
John P Holdren

http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/17661/global_climate_disruption.html

:toast: Happy Holidaze
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mahina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 03:43 AM
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4. Hey Opihi!
When I knew him he was working at Lawrence Livermore labs and teaching energy resources. Now, we can read the papers and presentations that are posted on the department site. You have to dig a bit though. Anyway, mele kalikimaka!http://socrates.berkeley.edu/erg/index.shtml
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opihimoimoi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 05:46 AM
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5. Your ole prof is one smart fella...and he ain't no crony....he is Real Deal
Obama made good choice...
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waiting for hope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 10:14 PM
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2. Kudos to Obama -
One appointment that is good for the environment.
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lame54 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 07:30 AM
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