On behalf of the Friends of NOAA Coalition, we the undersigned strongly endorse President Obama’s nomination of Dr. Jane Lubchenco as the new Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). We hope the Committee and Senate are able to act expeditiously on Dr. Lubchenco’s appointment…
Monthly Archives: February 2009
FoNOAA Supports Stimulus Funding for NOAA Programs
On behalf of the Friends of NOAA Coalition, we the undersigned are writing to express our thanks to the House and Senate for recognizing the important contributions National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) programs make to the economy and convey our strong support for funding provided for NOAA in H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The programs and activities proposed in the House and Senate bills, including investments in critical infrastructure and habitat restoration, would generate direct economic benefits while also enhancing the agency’s capacity to provide essential information for decision makers to better manage the ocean and understand climate-related changes in an increasingly stressed environment…
2009-02-11 FoNOAA to Conferees re- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
FoNOAA Supports Omnibus Public Lands Bill, Including Five Ocean Bills
The undersigned members representing the ocean research, education, Earth observations and conservation communities, and commercial enterprises would like to thank you for your continuing strong support of ocean science, Earth observation systems, and conservation in the U.S. House of Representatives. We encourage you to bring to the floor for consideration S. 22–The Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. S. 22 contains five landmark ocean bills: The Ocean Exploration and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Undersea Research Program Act; The Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act; The Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act; The Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act; and The Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program…
2009-02-09 FoNOAA to House Leadership re- Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009