Now that we have a pro-science President Elect, what should Obama's priorities be?

[TZ]

I would like to see embryonic stem cell research fully funded. And more money spent on fighting and combating global warming. Oh and restoring the EPA to actually enforcing regs!
How about you?

[lapfog_1]

1. Energy and global warming.

nothing else matters.

[Johonny]

14. I agree

The number 1 top priority is to get a science adviser back into the White House!

Top priority in alternative fuels that don't release CO2. That includes getting our cold war DOE labs focused onto the biggest concern of the next century not the last.

Other important jobs
return the EPA to it's former status
Expand the FDA authority. Late night TV is starting to feel like the 1870s.
lifting the ban on stem cell research
Getting funding back into basic research.

Minor jobs
Figuring out the real damage done by acquisition reform favored by the republican congress

Figuring out a purpose for man space flight. Every president since the cold war has ended has had to figure out a reason for us to keep doing this no doubt Obama will to.

Remove the massive corporate overhead of our government labs

End no bid contracts

[mike_c]

2. ENDING THE ILLEGAL WAR AND REFORMING AN EVIL FOREIGN POLICY....

Sorry to shout, and I hear what you're saying-- I'm a working scientist-- but job number one as far as I'm concerned will always be ending the wars against brown people and prosecuting the war criminals.

[But....]

4. There's a God awfully big list....

Obama needs a good staff fast.:patriot:

[CPschem]

3. Stem cell research.

American scientists will be finding cures to life-threatening diseases under an Obama administration.

[Burma Jones]

5. Allrighty.......

Above All, a renewed respect for KNOWLEDGE over belief......

then.....

Alternative Fuels

Clean Transportation

Reversing Environmental damage

I'm with you on the Stem Cells, all sorts of Medical Research

Computer Security

Artificial Intelligence/Robotics

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

6. Well now this is disturbing...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7791593

[TZ]

11. as long as

he has NO authority in the area of medical/vaccine research thats okay.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

13. Sigh. Don't say I didn't warn anybody.

When this comes back to haunt us.

[applegrove]

7. Health care for all and science education in High School.

[deoxyribonuclease]

8. More NIH funding

More NIH funds -> more money and resources for basic biomedical research -> more and better cures, new discoveries.

[krispos42]

9. Polywell fusion reactor

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polywell


Fuck big oil, bring on my ultra-capacitor-powered electric car recharged by clean fusion power!!!

[mainegreen]

10. rebuild NASA, MUCH more government money for science grants.

Why not let science decide where to spend money on science?

About the only area I would say money should be mandated for one particular area of study is alternative energies, aka tidal, solar, wind and fusion. (all three ;) )

[eppur_se_muova]

12. FDA and EPA that actually rely on verifiable data, not right-wing bloviation. nt

[YankeyMCC]

15. Sustainable economy

which means addressing global warming and energy issues by promoting a shift in economic focus.

More emphasis on local production/consumption cycles through tax incentives and revamping regulations allowing small sustainable farms to do all they can.

Carbon tax.

Investment in science eduction, research primarily in the areas of energy production and use and transportation.

More money to job retraining that focuses on farming and energy 'green' jobs.

Promoting the use of other measures of wealth and national progress than GDP. http://www.neweconomics.org/gen/

And finally investment in space exploration, specifically manned presence in space.

[YankeyMCC]

16. Here's another good source for a start at prioritization

http://www.defenders.org/resources/publications/policy_and_legislation/wildlife_conservation_agenda_for_the_next_presidential_administration.pdf

[TZ]

17. Excellent

I look forward to a government who doesn't think wildlife conservation means saving animals for canned hunts....

[YankeyMCC]

18. ugg it just occured to me

now that Darth Cheney is out of a job he'll have more time for those canned hunts. :eyes:

[Duppers]

23. amen

thanks for posting that link.

[macllyr]

19. Nasa : switch to Direct 2.0

NASA : redesign the Ares program around the Direct 2.0 concept.

Cheaper, safer and better

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIRECT

Mac L'lyr

[Phoonzang]

20. I agree. Direct 2.0 is the way to go.

Obama promised to support NASA and manned space flight. Let's see if he means it.

[Duppers]

24. hey

NASA puts food on my family's table but we don't support MANNED flight, at THIS time. Robotics can do the job for now. Spend the money funding other good science and space projects.

[Ptah]

21. Double the funding for the NSF.

[Duppers]

25. Hell, yes.

:thumbsup:

[Duppers]

22. All of the above.

Lack of good alternative engery sources and global warming are tied together, as we all know.





T-sue, you won't like hearing this and I NOT suggesting that this should be any kind of priority,
but I've gotta bug you ;) --ck this out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2Sz-MgoFos

I'm going to continue to bug you about this trivial subject until you watch some full programs on the History and the Nat'l Geo. Channel. You've never watched any of these better ones, I'm sure.

Tune in every Wed. night at 10pm to the History Channel. (These may start a little cheesy but they get better.)

And the next one on Nat'l Geo. is this coming Thurs. at 7pm.

;) :)