Small believer maybe? [image credit: businessinsider.com / CNN]
Science is a general term, and opinions about what is or isn't good science can, and regularly do, differ so talking about 'the science' is a bit risky. The new adviser seems to have recognized this but the we-know-it-all climate crowd, who have been used to getting their own way, are unlikely to be impressed.
OU meteorologist Kelvin Droegemeier has been confirmed to be President Trump's top science adviser, the first time the position was held by a climatologist, says Climate Change Dispatch.
The Senate used a voice vote — an expedited process for uncontroversial nominees — to approve Droegemeier on Wednesday night, the final night of the current Congress.
Droegemeier was nominated Aug. 1 to be director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Trump has worked without a formal science adviser during the first two years of his presidency.
It will not be Droegemeier's first time advising a government executive. He was named Gov. Mary Fallin's secretary of science and technology in March 2017.
He also served for 12 years on the National Science Board under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.
In August, Droegemeier stepped down as vice president for research at the University of Oklahoma to prepare for the Senate confirmation process.
Later that month, he faced a confirmation hearing in the Senate Commerce Committee, where he defended scientific freedom.
"I welcome all points of view…science rarely provides immutable answers about anything," Droegemeier said in response to a question about climate change.
"I think science is the loser when we tend to vilify and marginalize other voices," he later added, "and I think we have to have everyone at the table talking about these things and let science take us where it takes us."
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