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		<title>ESA Policy News: May 3</title>
		<link>http://www.esa.org/esablog/ecology-in-policy/esa-policy-news-may-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 20:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terence Houston</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ecology in Policy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some highlights from the latest ESA Policy News by Science Policy Analyst Terence Houston.  Read the full Policy News here. NSF: SCIENCE COMMITTEE LEADERS WEIGH IN ON BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH INVESTMENT A letter to National Science Foundation (NSF) Acting-Director Cora Marrett from House Science, Space and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) received a sharp [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Briefing highlights importance of social science research</title>
		<link>http://www.esa.org/esablog/ecology-in-policy/briefing-highlights-importance-of-social-science-research/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:31:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terence Houston</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ecology in Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Behavior]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.esa.org/esablog/?p=8714</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Terence Houston, Science Policy Analyst In recent months, there have been multiple congressional attempts to interfere with  the  National Science Foundation’s support of the nation’s fundamental research particularly  related to social and behavioral science research.  Such attacks have happened periodically over the years, but recent actions have been particularly aggressive. Congressional Republicans have pushed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ESA Policy News: April 19</title>
		<link>http://www.esa.org/esablog/ecology-in-policy/esa-policy-news-april-19/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terence Houston</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ecology in Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BESC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biological sciences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chesapeake Bay]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[John Holdren]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[policy engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science Funding]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[US global change research program]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some highlights from the latest ESA Policy News by Science Policy Analyst Terence Houston.  Read the full Policy News here. BUDGET: SCIENCE RECEIVES HIGH PRIORTY IN WHITE HOUSE FY 2014 PROPOSAL On April 10, the White House released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 budget proposal, which includes significant increases for scientific research. The proposal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scientist citizens—biologists on Capitol Hill</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nadine Lymn</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[graduate student policy award]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hydraulic fracturing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Long-Term Ecological Research]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Terence Houston, ESA science policy analyst and Nadine Lymn, ESA director of public affairs “The Congressman believes strongly in the value of fundamental research the National Science Foundation makes possible and will continue to support it.” “…the Senator is concerned that NSF funds some “silly research” such as a study on duck penises….” These [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congressmen Lipinski, Reichert lauded for commitment to biological research</title>
		<link>http://www.esa.org/esablog/ecology-in-policy/congressmen-lipinski-reichert-lauded-for-commitment-to-biological-research/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nadine Lymn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ecology in Policy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Representatives Daniel Lipinski (D-Illinois) and Dave Reichert (R-Washington) are the recipients of the 2013 Biological and Ecological Sciences Coalition (BESC) Congressional Leadership Award.  The award is given to recognize congressional leaders who have demonstrated a commitment to promoting public policy that advances the nation’s scientific research enterprise. “We are fortunate to have two such strong [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ESA Policy News: April 5</title>
		<link>http://www.esa.org/esablog/ecology-in-policy/esa-policy-news-april-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terence Houston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some highlights from the latest ESA Policy News by Science Policy Analyst Terence Houston.  Read the full Policy News here. BUDGET: SEQUESTRATION IMPLEMENTATION HAS AGENCIES PLANNING FURLOUGHS With policymakers seemingly adapting to the implementation of the sequester budget cuts as a fact of life for the time being, many federal agencies are now faced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ESA Policy News: March 22</title>
		<link>http://www.esa.org/esablog/ecology-in-policy/esa-policy-news-march-22/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terence Houston</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ecology in Policy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some highlights from the latest ESA Policy News by Science Policy Analyst Terence Houston.  Read the full Policy News here. APPROPRIATIONS: CONGRESS PASSES MEASURE FUNDING GOVERNMENT THROUGH FY 2013 This week, Congress passed H.R. 933, a Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government for the remainder of current Fiscal Year (FY) 2013, which ends [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ESA Policy News: March 8</title>
		<link>http://www.esa.org/esablog/ecology-in-policy/esa-policy-news-march-8/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esa.org/esablog/ecology-in-policy/esa-policy-news-march-8/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 22:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terence Houston</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ecology in Policy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some highlights from the latest ESA Policy News by Science Policy Analyst Terence Houston.  Read the full Policy News here. BUDGET: AGENCIES IMPLEMENT SEQUESTRATION AS POLICYMAKERS WRESTLE WITH DEBT Congress’ failure to address budget sequestration by coming up with $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction has federal agencies trimming investment priorities and beginning (reportedly in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Climate change impacts on the bottom dollar</title>
		<link>http://www.esa.org/esablog/ecology-in-policy/climate-change-impacts-on-the-bottom-dollar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esa.org/esablog/ecology-in-policy/climate-change-impacts-on-the-bottom-dollar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 21:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terence Houston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ By Terence Houston, ESA science policy analyst The second annual Climate Leadership Conference offered a new prism in which to consider an issue that has not gained much traction in recent years in the realm of federal policymaking. Various conference speakers representing a broad cross section of private industry sought to illustrate the notion that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ESA voices concern over US fiscal situation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terence Houston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On March 1, a series of automatic spending cuts are set to occur unless Congress produces a plan that reduces the federal deficit by $1.2 trillion. These cuts will drastically scale back federal support of scientific research, environmental protections and education and do nothing substantive to address the nation’s fiscal problems. “Scientific research reaches across [...]]]></description>
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