BODMAN ABOLISHES DOE ADVISORY BOARD

Abstract

THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S decision to disband its principal scientific advisory committee next month is the latest example of the Bush Administration's refusal to listen to outside, independent scientific advice, critics of the move told C&EN last week. Established during the Carter Administration, the 28-member independent Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB) is no longer needed, says DOE spokesman Craig Stevens, and will shut down on May 20 after it completes a final report on science and math education. Stevens says two recently announced presidential initiatives will guide the department's work on energy and basic research over the next several Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman that we have a strong agenda moving forward with the American Competitiveness and Advanced Energy Initiatives put forth by the White House, Stevens says. With these two initiatives, the secretary believes our course is charted for the next couple of years. The new science and technology ...