June 29, 2011
Federal Agency Won't Drop Restriction on Public Advocacy by Sea Grant Recipients
Courtesy Richard Steiner
Richard Steiner, a U. of Alaska scientist whose complaints of violations of his academic freedom were rejected.
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Courtesy Richard Steiner
Richard Steiner, a U. of Alaska scientist whose complaints of violations of his academic freedom were rejected.
Washington
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has refused to amend a guide for Sea Grant extension agents to let them take stands on matters of public debate, frustrating environmentalists who had sought the change because a University of Alaska marine-conservation specialist lost a grant for criticizing the oil industry.
In petitioning NOAA to revise its guide for extension agents involved with its
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