Let's Get It Started! Obama Plans Reverse of Bush Science Policies

None too soon, the experts have begun weighing in on what President-Elect Obama should do regarding climate and energy policy. Even better, Obama's transition team has put together a list of around 200 Bush policies to be kicked to the curb ASAP. They include gems like reversing the limit on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, and ditching a rule that stops U.S. aid-receiving family planning groups from informing women about the availability of abortion. The biggest slashes, so far anyway, have been saved for Bush's environmental policies. As the Washington Postreports, Obama has announced his intention to "quickly reverse the Bush administration's decision last December to deny California the authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from automobiles." There's also the undoing of the executive order that opens public lands to oil drilling, as well as social/economic moves like closing Guantanamo and tossing a life preserver to GM (though whether that's a good idea remains to be seen). Related: RB: Obama & McCain Answer DISCOVER’s Questions on the Environment RB: What Must the Next President Do to Save Science? DISCOVER’s Science Policy Project 2008