Chris C. Mooney is an American journalist who focuses on science in political policy. He is Washington correspondent for Seed, a senior correspondent for the American Prospect and occasional contributor to many other scientific and newsmagazines. He additionally maintains a weblog, The Intersection, and gives public lectures. He is author of The Republican War on Science. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The scope of this article is limited to the empirical sciences. ... The American Prospect is a monthly magazine which focuses on US politics and public policy. ... A newsmagazine, sometimes called news magazine, is a usually weekly magazine featuring articles on current events. ... A weblog (now more commonly known as a blog) is a web-based publication consisting primarily of periodic articles (normally, but not always, in reverse chronological order). ...

Recurring topics in Mooney's writing include climate change, the evolution-creation controversy, bioethics, alternative medicine, pollution, separation of church and state, and the government funding of education, research, and environmental protection. Variations in CO2, temperature and dust from the Vostok ice core over the last 400 000 years Climate change refers to the variation in the Earths global climate or regional climates over time. ... The creation-evolution controversy (also termed the creation vs. ... Bioethics is the ethics of biological science and medicine. ... It has been suggested that Complementary and alternative medicine be merged into this article or section. ... Water pollution Pollution is the release of chemical, physical, biological or radioactive contaminants to the environment. ... The separation of church and state is a political doctrine which states that the institutions of the state or national government should be kept separate from those of religious institutions. ...

Mooney was born in Mesa, Arizona, and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. He holds a bachelor's degree in English from Yale University. Mesa is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona and part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale Metropolitan Area. ... Nickname The Crescent City, The Big Easy, The City That Care Forgot Location Location in the State of Louisiana and the United States Government Country State Parish United States Louisiana Orleans Parish, Louisiana Mayor Ray Nagin (D) Geographical characteristics Area  - City    - Land    - Water 350. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Yale redirects here. ...

External links

• Personal website
• "The Intersection" weblog
• The Republican War On Science, promotional website.
• Radio Interview on This Week in Science