http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2008/12/23/prescriptive-science/ Tapping experts in climate, geology, oceanography, ecology, sustainable development, global health, energy, food and water, State of the Planet captures stories of how the Earth works and how we can sustainably make our lives better. Fri, 24 May 2013 17:52:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2008/12/23/prescriptive-science/comment-page-1/#comment-12 kk2534 Thu, 25 Dec 2008 13:07:24 +0000 http://climate.columbia.edu/blog/?p=117#comment-12 Scientists MUST be involved in public policy. They are the ones that obviously know the science behind what’s actually going on, best. They are the ones who will be able to measure the urgency of situations and convey the urgency, or lack thereof, to those actually involved in the deliberating. However, scientists cannot, by any means, be excluded from this process. Brief summaries of summaries of extensive scientific reports handed to policymakers will not be enough. Also, a broad consensus among scientists is more likely to prod and urge politicians and governments to be more heedful of their warnings and predictions.

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