Scientists fear loss of access to intelligence data
The Bush plan to eliminate the Civil Applications Committee and shift review of civilian declassification to Homeland Security alarms scientists and lawmakers. They warn reduced access to intelligence data could delay climate research and hinder monitoring of natural hazards and pollution.
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Norm Dicks
D-Wash
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Administration
Economics of prostitution in Chicago study shocks with findings
A two year Chicago study led by Steven Levitt and Sudhir Venkatesh found prostitutes earned about 27 dollars an hour with full time workers making under twenty thousand annually. About three percent of their earnings involved freebies to police to avoid arrest and pricing varied by customer race.
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University of Chicago
New Orleans
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Roseland
Pullman
Levitt
Venkatesh
Chicago Tribune
Freakonomics
Samir Goswami
Chicago Homeless Coalition
Goswami
Northeast winters warm faster than past decades
A study of Northeast weather data from 1965 to 2005 shows December through March temperatures rising by 2.5 degrees while regional snowfall declines average 8.8 inches and days with at least an inch of snow drop by nine. Researchers Burakowski and Wake cite higher max temps and snow albedo feedback as likely causes.
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N.Y
Elizabeth Burakowski
Cameron Wake
University of New Hampshire
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N.J
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