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</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">https://yyy.theguardian.com/environment/2008/jun/04/climatechange.scienceofclimatechange</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">no lnx guk</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Nasa climate reports 'swayed by politics'</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Ed Pilkington in New York</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
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</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Tue <b>3 Jun 2008 </b>19.01 EDTFirst published on Tue 3 Jun 2008 19.01 EDT</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Political appointees placed by the Bush administration into senior positions within Nasa's media headquarters acted to play down and distort accounts given to the public of the research findings of its scientists on global warming, an official investigation has concluded.</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">The space agency's internal watchdog, the inspector general, reports that from autumn 2004 until early 2006 Nasa's central public affairs office handled global warming in a way that "reduced, marginalised, or mischaracterised climate change science made available to the general public".</font></div><div>
</div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">The confirmation of political interference is vindication for James Hansen, Nasa's chief climate scientist and one of the first to sound the alarm over global warming. Claims of political dallying surfaced when Hansen said he had been blocked from taking part in a National Public Radio interview in December 2005.</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">In his report the inspector general, Kevin Winters, says he found no evidence of direct input by the White House in the handling of climate change science, and commends senior Nasa managers for acting swiftly once the allegations of censorship had been raised. But the report shows there was widespread belief among career Nasa press officers that the political appointees had created an "air of political interference" that stemmed from their desire to support the Bush administration by reducing the amount or toning down the impact of research on climate change disseminated to the public.</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">The report notes that the interference was perceived to have begun in the build-up to George Bush's re-election as president in November 2004.</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">
</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="background-color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">The individual at the centre of the allegations was Dean Acosta, a senior public affairs officer appointed by Bush in 2003. He resigned in 2007.</font><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"> He and his fellow political appointees told the investigation they had edited scientific material in news releases in order to make it intelligible to the public, and denied any political incentive. Acosta, who now works for Boeing, told the New York Times that the report's criticisms were "patently false". "My entire career has been dedicated to open and honest communications," he said.</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>The report itemises ways in which information was allegedly blocked or twisted, including rewriting news releases to obscure or dilute scientists' findings, delaying releases, and putting them out when they would have reduced impact.</b></font></div></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"></font></div><div><a href="https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Appointee-resigns-from-NASA-in-wake-of-public-8523826.php"><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Appointee-resigns-from-NASA-in-wake-of-public-8523826.php</font></a></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Appointee resigns from NASA in wake of public disclosure review</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">PAM EASTON Published 6:00 pm CST, Tuesday, February 7, 2006</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Associated Press Writer</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">A NASA political appointee who worked in the space agency's public relations department has submitted his resignation after reportedly restricting access to a noted NASA climate scientist.</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">NASA also said it was reviewing the practices of its public affairs office.</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">George C. Deutsch, 24, resigned late Tuesday, less than a year after he was appointed to the space agency in February 2005. Questions also arose over whether he graduated from Texas A&M University, as his resume reportedly claimed.</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">The New York Times reported Wednesday that Deutsch attempted to limit reporters' access to Jim Hansen, a noted NASA climate scientist, and insisted that a Web designer insert the word "theory" before any mention of the Big Bang.</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
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</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">"George attracted attention because some of the things he demanded were so outrageous," Hansen wrote in an e-mail to The Associated Press on Wednesday.</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">NASA Administrator Michael Griffin sent an e-mail to the agency's workers on Saturday in which he discussed scientific openness and the role of the agency's public affairs office.</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">"The job of the Office of Public Affairs, at every level in NASA, is to convey the work done at NASA to our stakeholders in an intelligible way," Griffin wrote. "It is not the job of public affairs officers to alter, filter or adjust engineering or scientific material produced by NASA's technical staff."</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Spokesman Dean Acosta said NASA was "in the process of revising our public affairs policies across the agency to ensure our commitment to open and full communications."</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Hansen, a scientist who has studied climate change for almost three decades, said he wanted to speak as a private citizen on the subject.</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">"The risks of global warming have not received the attention they deserve," Hansen wrote.</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">NASA spokesman Dean Acosta confirmed Wednesday that Deutsch had resigned late Tuesday, but could say little more.</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">"Under NASA policy, it is inappropriate to discuss personnel matters," he said in a statement.</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Texas A&M University spokesman Lane Stephens said Deutsch attended the school from 1999 until spring 2004, but did not graduate. During his time at A&M, Deutsch worked at the school's student newspaper as its opinions editor.</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Efforts to reach Deutsch in Washington and Texas were unsuccessful Wednesday.</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Acosta said two dozen political appointees work at the space agency's headquarters, making up a very small fraction of NASA's 19,000 workers.</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Griffin promised in his e-mail to NASA workers that changes will be made.</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">"We have identified a number of areas in which clarification and improvements to the standard operating procedures of the Office of Public Affairs can and will be made," he wrote. "I want to encourage employees to discuss this issue and bring their concerns to management so we can work together to ensure that NASA's policies and procedures appropriately support our commitment to openness."</font></div></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="4">==
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</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>Dean Acosta</b></font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><b>Senior Vice President & Chief Communications Officer at Lockheed Martin</b></font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Bethesda, Maryland500+ connections</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Sign in to Connect</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">About</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">I am a corporate communications executive with nearly three decades of experience. I was recently named senior vice president and chief communications officer for Lockheed Martin, a $54B global security and aerospace company with 105,000 employees worldwide engaged in the research, design and development of advanced technology systems.??</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">I have deep experience leading communications through spin-offs, mergers & acquisitions and crises, as well as in public affairs and government relations. I hold global responsibility for media relations, executive and employee communications, digital, social and owned media.??</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">I spent 13 years in journalism, which helps me quickly grasp intricate business matters, predict headlines, and devise effective communications strategies. I have a track record of strong relationships with the front office, successfully demonstrating the value of communications to the organization’s bottom line.??Key Accomplishments:</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">• Led communications for the launch of Resideo, a $4.8B global technology company for the home and spinoff from Honeywell in 2018. Developed name, brand and messaging, and executed successful Investor Conference and Day One campaign.</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">• Directed award-winning communications for <b>spinoff of Phillips 66</b>, increasing employee buy in from 70% to 93% and implementing an effective CEO transition communications plan.</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">• Conducted crisis communications during a<b> high-profile oil spill incident,</b> maintaining firm’s ability to operate in China, relationship with a Chinese oil company, and preserving other business partnerships.</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">• Managed public affairs team during a <b>challenging era in NASA’s history following the space shuttle Columbia accident </b>and preparation for return-to-flight of the space shuttle program.</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">• <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Received an Emmy Award for investigative reporting</span>.</font></div><div><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">
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