Subject: NOW is the time to contact Congress to support the astronomical sciences.

Debra Elmegreen, President, Kevin B. Marvel, Executive Officer, Jack Burns, AAS-CAPP Chair and Bethany Johns, John Bahcall Public Policy Fellow

Support NASA and NSF FY2012 Federal Budget, Call Your Legislator

Action Requested

Anita Krishnamurthi, John Bahcall Public Policy Fellow, anitak at aas.org

Summary:

AAS members in Northern Virginia are being informed about the potential closure of the David M. Brown Planetarium in Arlington County, VA.

The AAS Position Statement on the importance of planetariums can be viewed at the following link - http://aas.org/governance/resolutions.php#planetariums

Background:

AAS Action Alert 2009-01
Marcos Huerta
John Bahcall Public Policy Fellow
huerta at aas.org
http://blog.aas.org

* Summary *

This Action Alert calls upon AAS members to call , FAX or write their members of Congress and Congressional Leadership and ask that they urge the House / Senate conference committee to support strong funding for basic research in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Marcos Huerta
John Bahcall Public Policy Fellow
huerta at aas.org

The Louisiana Senate has approved a bill that would allow teachers to teach unscientific views on evolution, global warming, and other scientific subjects. The Senate bill has to be reconciled with a similar but slightly more scientifically acceptable bill in Louisiana's House.

From the National Center for Science Education:
www.ncseweb.org/resources/news/2008/LA/396_louisiana_antievolution_bill_...

Louisiana antievolution bill passes Senate