HOW DO I GET INVOLVED?
Communicate!You can contact your member of Congress about earth science and environmental issues of concern. Visit your representative at the district office or in Washington. It is an excellent opportunity to impress your scientific expertise upon him or her. Ensure that the geoscience community is being represented on the Hill! Supporting information and materials can be found on these Web sites.
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Geology & Public Policy
G&PP News
Two New GSA Positions Statements Adopted by Council [ posted 1 Oct 2008 ]
(1) Public Investment in Earth Science Research and (2) Water Resources [ view position statements ]
Join us in Houston for these G&PP events at the 2008 Joint Annual Meeting, 5-9 October. [ view events ]
GSA Cosponsors Congressional Briefing on Disaster Reduction [ posted 22 Sept 2008 ]
The National Science and Technology Council has produced a 10-year strategy for “Grand Challenges for Disaster Reduction,” representing priority federal science and technology investment needs to help the nation reduce future loss of life and property as a result of disasters. [ learn more ]
GSA Cosponsors
Geosciences Congressional Visits Day [ posted 22 Sept 2008 ]
More than 60 geoscientists visited over 100 House and Senate offices during the first-ever Geosciences Congressional Visits Day in an event designed to increase the visibility of and support for the geosciences in Congress.
[ learn more ]
Getting into Geoscience Policy: Careers and Avocations [ posted 17 Sept 2008 ]
This session at the Joint Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas, (6 Oct., 3-4:30pm, George R. Brown Convention Center, Room 370EF) features a panel of geoscientitsts who work in the public policy arena, including congressional staff, state-based resources managers, and academic scientists. Panelists will describe their career path, skill and knowledge requirements, and potential career resources. Q&A follows. Co-sponsored by GSA's Geology and Society Division and the GSA Geology and Public Policy Committee.
[ more meeting info ]
USGS Coalition Honors Reps. Dicks and Regula at Congressional Reception for promoting and providing the funding for USGS-sponsored science. [ posted 16 Sept 2008 ]
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GSA Highlights Earth Science Research at Congressional Exhibition [ posted 16 July 2008 ]
GSA co-sponsored this event where geoscientists discussed their NSF-funded research with Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-Mich), Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ), NSF Director Arden Bement, and numerous congressional staffers.
[ more ]
House Panel Approves 4.8% Budget Increase for USGS
- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies approved a bill on 6/11/08, that would increase funding for the U.S. Geological Survey by 4.8% or $48 million to $1.054 billion in FY 2009. The House mark is 8.4% above the President's FY 2009 budget request for the USGS. The President proposed a 3.7% budget cut for the USGS in FY 2009. [ view table ]
- A statement by Subcommittee Chairman Norm Dicks (D-WA) contains strong language about the President's budget request for the Department of the Interior. [ view statement ]
- Read the USGS Coalition's testimony to the House Appropriations Committee meeting.
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