Thursday, January 13, 2011

Is The CIA Unit Monitoring Climate Change About To End?

CIA’s Unit On Climate Change Faces Uncertain Future -- Washington Post

The future of the CIA’s unit on climate change and U.S. national security is “in jeopardy” because of pressure for intelligence budget cuts and resistance from conservative lawmakers, a new report says.

The CIA’s Center on Climate Change and National Security opened its doors a year ago over the objections of conservatives who attempted to block its funding, Northwestern University's National Security Reporting Project recounted Monday.

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More News On The CIA's Interest In Climate Change

Why the CIA is spying on a changing climate -- Miami Herald
Climate change reveals disease as national security threat -- Kansas City
Security establishment not well-equipped to deal with environmental issues: team -- Physorg.com

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