Potomac Institute for Policy Studies
Potomac Institute for Policy Studies Center for Environmental Economics and Ethics Director James Tate, Ph.D. says the BP oil spill will continue to impact wildlife in the area for decades to come. Dr. Tate has commented extensively to media on the spill's devastating effects. In a recent interview with Voice of America, he expressed frustration with the lack of adequate technology to address the crisis. Click here to read the VOA web article and listen to Dr. Tate's radio interview.
The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies is pleased to announce that Anthony J. "Tony" Tether, Ph.D., has joined the Institute as a member of the Board of Regents. Dr. Tether served as Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the Department of Defense from 2001 to 2009. As Director, Dr. Tether was responsible for management of the Agency's projects for high-payoff, innovative research and development.
Commenting on the announcement, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies Chairman and CEO Michael Swetnam said, "Dr. Tether is one of the most distinguished science and technology policymakers to have served our government in the past several decades. The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies is privileged to have his advice, guidance, and support."
Col. J.D. Canty, USMC (Ret.) is a Research Fellow at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies' Center for Emerging Threats and Opportunities (CETO). In the June issue of the Marine Corps Gazette, he tackles the hot-button issue of climate change. Canty writes, "As the challenge looms - and despite organizational misgivings - the Marine Corps will find itself as the Nation's torchbearer for rapid response to an ever-increasing litany of consequences - real or otherwise - arising from global warming and other climate change matters." Click below to read the full article. Reprinted courtesy of the Marine Corps Gazette. Copyright retained by the Marine Corps Gazette.
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James Tate, Ph.D., Director of the Institute's Center for Environmental Economics and Ethics, is closely monitoring developments in the BP oil spill. In comments to The Boston Globe, Dr. Tate notes that we should have been better prepared for such a disaster. Dr. Tate is a former Science Advisor to the Secretary of the Interior and a noted naturalist who says all the ramifications of the spill are almost impossible to predict, even as the crisis is already wreaking serious environmental damage. Click here to read the article in The Boston Globe.
The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies' Paul A. Gido is assigned full time under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Mobility Program as the Assistant Vice Chief of Naval Research, Office of Naval Research in Ballston, Virginia. In an interview with USA Today, he talks about ONR's work to develop new technology capable of destroying improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the field before they can do harm to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Click here to read the full article in USA Today.
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