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lightblueline has been trying to access US Government elevation data for months, only to be told that the data is being held back until a report is published by the US Climate Change Science Program office.

A recent (February 7, 2007) article in Wired Online notes that that office has several reports which never seem to get published:

"The [US Senate] committee hoped to hear from representatives from the U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy, which advises the White House on science issues, but none showed up, leaving William Brennan, acting director of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program, to defend the administration.

Kerry saved his most withering comments for Brennan, expressing outrage over the amount of progress on climate change achieved by Brennan's program, which seeks to integrate research on climate change from 13 federal agencies.

'I think this is the most serious dereliction of public responsibility that I've ever seen,' Kerry said. 'This is a disgrace. You're turning your backs on future generations in this country and potentially inviting a global catastrophe.'

Brennan said his group would soon be releasing 21 reports covering a range of key issues related to climate change that would help inform policy. A comparison of the research schedule released by the Climate Change Science Program in July 2003 and a current status summary of the research reveals that the program has failed to meet its deadlines or is behind schedule on 20 of the 21 reports."

As soon as the sea-level rise report IS published, we will help make th EPA data available for US East Coast lightblueline actions!

You can read the entire Wired article here:

Bush Ripped on Global Warming