NOAA's chief scientist will investigate why agency backed Trump over its experts on Dorian, email sh
Source: WaPo
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration acting chief scientist said in an email to colleagues Sunday that he is investigating whether the agencys response to President Trumps Hurricane Dorian tweets constituted a violation of NOAA policies and ethics.
In an email to NOAA staff that was obtained by The Washington Post, the official, Craig McLean, called the agencys response political and a danger to public health and safety.
President Trumps incorrect assertion on Sept. 1 that Alabama was at risk from Hurricane Dorian set off a chain of confusion and outrage among the public, and within NOAA. At the time, the National Weather Services forecast guidance showed only a very small risk to tropical storm-force winds.
While the NWSs Birmingham division quickly corrected the president on Sept. 1 without naming him, NOAA officials caused an internal uproar on Sept. 6 when the agency issued an unsigned statement that defended Trumps false claim about Alabama and admonished the Weather Services Birmingham division for speaking in absolute terms.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/09/09/noaas-chief-scientist-will-investigate-why-agency-backed-trump-over-its-experts-dorian-email-shows/?tid=sm_tw
machoneman
(4,006 posts)dchill
(38,485 posts)Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)they aren't they to do anything other than protect the brand.
bucolic_frolic
(43,149 posts)and then there are the political operatives running and infiltrating them by any means necessary to please Trump.
Hierarchies are a good thing when good people run them.
BumRushDaShow
(128,925 posts)(which may end up to be a strongly-worded letter), the House Energy and Commerce Committee (that means you Frank Pallone) needs to hold some hearings on this and drag that NOAA Comm Director in front of the panel (and this knowing the Senate Commerce Committee with similar oversight, will do nothing).
PSPS
(13,594 posts)mahatmakanejeeves
(57,436 posts)Craig McLean named new leader for NOAA Research
Today, NOAA Administrator Kathryn Sullivan, Ph.D, announced that Craig McLean, deputy assistant administrator for NOAAs Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), has been selected to head the office, which is responsible for NOAAs research enterprise, including laboratories and programs across the country.
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Prior to this position, McLean served as deputy assistant administrator for OARs Programs and Administration, as executive officer of the National Ocean Service, and was the founding director of NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration. McLean served in uniform for nearly 25 years, retiring from NOAA's Commissioned Corps in the grade of captain. He served aboard hydrographic, oceanographic, and fisheries research ships.
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McLean is also an attorney and has practiced marine resource law for NOAA. He has been awarded the Department of Commerce Silver and Bronze Medals, the NOAA Corps Commendation Medal, and Special Achievement Medal. He is a frequent speaker on ocean related subjects, drawing on his diverse NOAA career experience in fisheries, coastal and marine area management, directing research, law, and both surface and submerged marine operations. He is a fellow of the Explorers Club, and of the Marine Technology Society, and a past-president and chairman of the Sea-Space Symposium.
I am pleased to support the appointment of Craig McLean to this important position in NOAA, said Roger M. Wakimoto, Ph.D, assistant director for the National Science Foundations Directorate for Geosciences. Craig has a clear strategic vision for OAR and is excited about the opportunity to serve the organization and the community."
NOAAs mission is to understand and predict changes in the Earth's environment, from the depths of the ocean to the surface of the sun, and to conserve and manage our coastal and marine resources. Join us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and our other social media channels.
For more information please contact: Ciaran Clayton, 202-482-6090, ciaran.clayton@noaa.gov
MBS
(9,688 posts)He also participated in renovation of the marine science exhibits at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
He doesn't seem to have a Ph.D. but I think that his commitment to the mission of the NOAA, and to the importance of real data, are clear. His 2015 promotion by Kathryn Sullivan, and support for his 2015 appointment by the NSF geosciences directorate (see #7, above) is also reassuring.
Here's an excerpt from his current NOAA bio:
https://www.noaa.gov/our-people/leadership/craig-mclean
Craig is also an attorney and has practiced marine resource law for NOAA. He has been awarded the Department of Commerce Silver and Bronze Medals, the NOAA Corps Commendation Medal, and Special Achievement Medal. Mr. McLean is a Fellow of the Explorers Club, and of the Marine Technology Society, and a past-president and chairman of the Sea-Space Symposium.
Marcuse
(7,479 posts)defacto7
(13,485 posts)yaesu
(8,020 posts)ffr
(22,669 posts)gibraltar72
(7,503 posts)It just keeps running.
keithbvadu2
(36,793 posts)Issued by his in-place sycophants.
http://www.ocregister.com/2017/02/24/no-anonymous-sources-trump-scolds-after-white-house-uses-them/
No anonymous sources, Trump scolds - after White House uses them
"WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump escalated his criticism of the news media Friday, taking direct aim this time at the use of anonymous sources. Reporters shouldnt be allowed to use sources unless they use somebodys name, he declared, just hours after members of his own staff held a press briefing and refused to allow their names to be used.